The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, which will tighten the country’s lead anti-terror law and empower the government to designate individuals as terrorists has been passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday amid protests from the Opposition. Union Home Minister Amit Shah defended the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Bill, 2019 in the Lok Sabha and said the top priority of the Narendra Modi government is to ‘uproot terrorism.’ Watch his full statement.
