Section 153 B (1) (a) of the India [ Images ]n Penal Code, 1860
(as amended by the Information Technology Act, 2000) stipulates
that 'Whoever, by words either spoken or written or by signs or
by visible representations or otherwise, makes or publishes any
imputation that any class of persons cannot, by reason of their
being members of any religious, racial, language or regional
group or caste or community, bear true faith and allegiance to
the Constitution of India as by law established or uphold the
sovereignty and integrity of India shall be punished with
imprisonment which may extend to three years, or with fine, or
with both.' In the light of the above provision of an India law,
consider the following sentence that was reportedly uttered by
at a public rally in Srinagar [ Images ] on Thursday, May 22, by
Sajjad Lone, chairman of the People's Conference party: -
'Kashmir is neither the integral part of one country nor the
jugular vein of another, but belongs to its people who alone
will decide its future.'