All about sedition Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code lays down the punishment for sedition. The Indian Penal Code was enacted in 1860, under the British Raj. Section 124A forms part of Chapter VI of the Code which deals with offences against the state. Chapter VI comprises sections from 121 to 130, wherein section 121A and 124A were introduced in 1870. The then British government in India feared that Muslim preachers on the Indian subcontinent would wage a war against the government. Particularly after the successful suppression of Wahabi/Waliullah Movement by the British, the need was felt for such law. Throughout the Raj, this section was used to suppress activists in favour of national independence, including Lokmanya Tilak and Mahatma Gandhi, both of whom were found guilty and imprisoned. The section kept drawing criticism in the independent India as well for being a hindrance to the right to free speech.
Today let's discuss about the women's achievements on the special of International Day of girl child here are some of Indian women with first-of-its-kind achievements in the last decade and other India's Pride regarding women's. 1.MS.KNOCK OUT (MARY KOM) Mary Kom became the first boxer in world champion ship history to win 8 medals. Mary Kom is also the first Indian female boxer to win an Olympic gold medal. She was also the first Indian woman to win a gold medal at the Asian games in 2014 and at Commonwealth Games in 2018. 3.MONARCH IF STRENGTH (ARUNIMA SINHA), Arunima Sinha in 2013 at the world's first Mount Everest and became world's first woman female amputee to do. She is also holds first female amputee to conquer the highest peak in Antarctica and mount vinson. 3.DHING EXPRESS (HIMA DAS), Hima Das created history when she bagged gold medal at gold under 20 athletics championship as he was the first Indian athlete to achieve th...