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\n The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill empoers detain a person if it believes detention is necessary to stop future anti-social activity for almost a year. File
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The West Bengal Legislative Assembly on Monday (June 29, 2026) passed two controversial legislations providing detention of \u2018anti-socials\u2019 for a year and restricting access to a lawyer for such persons, and payment of compensation by those accused of damaging private or public property.<\/p>\n
The West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, which was passed in the Assembly amidst thunderous applause by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators, empowers the government to detain a person if it believes detention is necessary to stop future anti-social activity for almost a year. It said the government can detain those \u201cgenerally reputed to be desperate and dangerous to the community\u201d.<\/p>\n
The Bill proposes constitution of an advisory board where every detention case will be scrutinised within three weeks. The board, which will comprise a chairperson who is or has been a High Court judge, will decide if a person remains in detention or has to be released.<\/p>\n
Section 10 (4) of the Bill states, \u201cA detained person shall not be ordinarily represented by a legal practitioner before an advisory board.\u201d The proviso of the same sub-section says that the board may remove this prohibition in appropriate cases which should be recorded in writing.<\/p>\n
Another legislation passed, titled \u2018The West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2026\u2019, imposes a payment of compensation by persons committing offences such as damage to public or private property.<\/p>\n
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said such a law has become necessary because of the criminalisation of politics and added that similar laws have been implemented in Maharashtra, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jharkhand with different names.<\/p>\n
Mr. Adhikari repeatedly referred to incidents of mob violence when the Trinamool Congress was in power, particularly the killings of Haragobinda Das and Chandan Das at Dhulian in Murshidabad in April 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will not misuse this law. This law will not be used against anyone for the purpose of political vendetta,\u201d he said, amidst concern from Opposition parties.<\/p>\n
Trinamool MLA from Chanchal and former IPS officer Prasun Banerjee described certain provisions of the Bill as \u201cscary\u201d and said that the law will not stand judicial scrutiny. He said that by empowering the administration, the BJP government is creating a \u201cFrankenstein\u201d with sweeping powers. He said that by allowing District Magistrates to issue warrants, the Bill is trying to create a \u201cState within the State\u201d.<\/p>\n
The State\u2019s Parliamentary Affairs Minister Sankar Ghosh said that \u201canarchy\u201d was prevailing in the society because of the Trinamool\u2019s 15-year rule and those opposing the Bill want the anarchy to stay. \u201cRight to protest can be a fundamental right but right to destroy public property cannot be a right,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Minister Agnimitra Paul said the Trinamool government was run by \u201cgoons\u201d and the new law is an attempt at course correction.<\/p>\n
Several MLAs from the Opposition camp who participated in the debate expressed fears that the Bill will curb peaceful protests and students\u2019 movements.<\/p>\n
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