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Now, Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind finds flaws in communal violence bill in its present form - The Times of India
The boldened parts make me laughNEW DELHI: The controversial prevention of communal and targeted violence bill may have suffered another reverse in its current form, with the Jamiat-ulema-e-Hind expressing reservations over the proposed law being applicable only to victims from minority communities.
The law has run into resistance from opposition BJP on the grounds that it claims only minorities can be victims of communal violence, while several states have objected to provisions that they feel intrude on the federal nature of the Constitution.
Jamiat is veering around to the view that the provisions of the bill are such that its prospects of going through Parliament are next to negligible. This would mean that the logjam on the bill will effectively deny minorities any sort of special legal protection in the event of a communal riot or violence, the organization feels.
"Rather that doing without any law at all, it would be in the interest of minorities that the provisions are amended so that any person who is a victim of a crime on the basis of his or her religion is considered a target of communal violence," said Jamiat leader N A Faruqi.:thumb:
The bill was framed after consultations, involving activists and minority organizations, to specifically protect minorities on the lines of legislation that provides penalties for caste-based atrocities against dalits. It was also felt that by not specifying minorities as victims, the law could be misused by saffron-ruled state governments.
However, objections raised by political parties and state governments as well as concern that the proposed law will be overturned by the courts has made some of its proponents reconsider their support. The bill is likely to be discussed at a meeting of allied organizations that Jamiat plans to convene here next month.
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