In an exclusive interview with ANI, Shah also took aim at Rahul Gandhi and demanded that the Congress leader should give an explanation for the Opposition alliance deciding to pick a nominee who "sympathisised with left-wing ideology" and whose ruling that "disbanded" the "armed civilian
While tabling the bill, Fadnavis clarified that the legislation would not be used to target individuals or opposition voices. He said, "An Individual cannot be directly jailed, only when the organisation is banned, he can be arrested. This is not to suppress the voice of opposition."