The Maharashtra government has told the Bombay High Court that it will either withdraw its guidelines on sedition or issue fresh ones, ending people's apprehension that the government was bent on crushing any voice of opposition or criticism. The government claimed that there were errors in the translation of the Marathi circular, although Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had initially written a scathing reply to a senior journalist, defending the circular.

The circular had created fear among public that its vagueness and ambiguity may make them prone to misuse.