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From preventive detention to the auctioning of properties of goons: Read about the 2 bills introduced by the BJP govt in West Bengal to stop anti-social activities

The main objective of the West Bengal Public Safety and Control of Anti-Social Activities Bill, 2026, is to prevent organised crime before it takes place. The West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order (Amendment) Bill, 2026 proposes that people convicted of damaging public or private property during riots, unlawful assemblies, protests or other disturbances affecting public order can be made to compensate for the losses.