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Weaponising extraordinary laws to silence dissent: Congress on rights activist held under NSA in Assam

Congress criticized the state for allegedly misusing the National Security Act (NSA) to detain a rights activist in Assam. The party called it a 'blatant misuse' of preventive detention laws and an 'overreach' by the State.

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