The bill proposes a regime in which the executive can freeze a person’s bank account, seize their property, remove their online presence on the basis of an intelligence committee’s assessment of their conduct.

New law to be called Punjab’s Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill 2026. Enough said.

New law to be called Punjab’s Control of Habitual Offenders and Anti-Social Behaviour Bill 2026. Enough said.

"It’s not possible to introduce a law reminiscent of the colonial era … There could be some misunderstanding," he says.

The bill proposes a regime in which the executive can freeze a person’s bank account, seize their property, remove their online presence on the basis of an intelligence…