Anti-National Activity

  • December 22, 2021
  • Posted by: OptimizeIAS Team
  • Category: DPN Topics
No Comments

 

 

Anti-National Activity

Subject – Polity

Context – ‘Anti­national’ not defined in statutes, says Centre

Concept –

  • The word ‘anti-national’ has not been defined in statutes.
  • The Constitution (Forty–Second Amendment) Act, 1976 inserted in the Constitution Article 31D (during Emergency) which defined ‘anti-national activity’ and this Article 31D was, subsequently, omitted by the Constitution (Forty-third Amendment) Act, 1977.
  • However, there are criminal legislation and various judicial pronouncements to sternly deal with unlawful and subversive activities which are detrimental to the unity and integrity of the country.
  • ‘Public Order’ and ‘Police’ are State subjects.
  • The responsibility of maintaining law and order, including investigation, registration and prosecution of crimes, protection of life and property, rested primarily with the respective State government.
Anti-National Activity Polity