India, Jan. 18 -- As per a notification issued on January 10th 2020, Delhi's Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal has sought to implement the National Security Act (NSA) in the national capital for three months, starting January 19th.
This move grants the power of emergency detention to the Delhi Police, which means an individual can be detained if the authorities feel s/he is a threat to national security, and law and order. The detention can last for months.
As this report explains: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 3, read with clause (c) of Section 2 of the National Security Act, 1980, the Lt Governor is pleased to direct that during the period January 19 to April 18, the Delhi Police Commissioner may ...