Maharashtra first state to have law against social boycott
14th July, 2017Category:
President of India has given assent to the Maharashtra Prohibition of People from Social Boycott (Prevention, Prohibition, and Redressal) Bill 2016. With this, Maharashtra has become the first state in the country to bring a law making social boycott a crime. As per the law, the offense of imposing social boycott will attract a maximum punishment of 3 years in prison or a fine up to Rs 1 lakh or both. The abetment of the offence also attracts the same punishment and fine.
The Maharashtra legislature passed the law unanimously in 2016. The movement, initiated by late Narendra Dabholkar, gained momentum after he was shot dead.
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