Dec 07, 2017 salient features of communal violence bill 2005. Ban the controversial prevention of communal violence bill. The prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill was originally drafted by the national advisory council or nac, a group of activists and civil society. The draft bill clarified that the hate propaganda includes publication materials, communicates or disseminates by words either signs, spoken, written or by electronic means of mass communication against a particular religious and linguistic identity.
An evaluation of the communal violence suppression bill. Latest and breaking news on communal violence prevention bill. Bill to empower the state governments and the central government to take measures to provide for the prevention and control of communal violence which threatens the secular fabric, unity, integrity and internal security of the nation and rehabilitation of victims of such violence and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The domestic violence bill does not mean that husbands dont get beaten up, but the bill does not protect husbands as the normal law of the land would protect them. The communal violence bill is astonishingly poor, having been drafted in ignorance of the two draft bills proposed by civil society groups after extensive consultations with ngos. Nov 07, 2014 prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill, 2011 lapsed in the parliament. The most important provision of the above bill was about declaring the communally disturbed area. Communal violence in india has reached unprecedented levels in the 1990s. Necessity for communal violence prevention bill ias exam.
Apparently prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill, 2011 is brought to curb the riots taking place between majority and minority communities. Feb 27, 2014 bill provides for the following results. Earlier drafts of this bill were rejected by these citizen groups, but few of their concerns. Sep 10, 2011 communal violence bill dangerous, against majority. According to jaitley, the draft bill based on a version submitted by the sonia gandhiheaded national advisory council nac in 2011 was skewed against the majority community as it only recognized religious and linguistic minorities as groups victimized by communal violence. At a time when resources such as land and water are diminishing in the sahel, seminomadic muslim herders of the widespread fulani ethnic group continued. He gets endorsement from congress spokesperson manish tewari.
The government was forced today to abandon plans to introduce a controversial new bill in parliament that outlines how communal violence must be combatted. Genderbased violence and gender equality nigeria accepted a number of recommendations related to genderbased violence and equality, including to implement the gender and equal opportunities geo bill, and the violence against persons prohibition. The communal violence prevention, control and rehabilitation of victims bill, 2005 provides for a prevention and control of communal violence, b speedy investigation and trials, and c rehabilitation of victims. The nac drafted the anti communal violence bill in 2010 and had it whetted by the additional solicitor general asg. The big question is, would a communal violence law have prevented the 1984 riots. Communal violence bill read an important information carefully hindus your destruction bill, which the congress introduced twice in parliament. Aug 27, 2019 communal violence bill read an important information carefully hindus your destruction bill, which the congress introduced twice in parliament. While the proposed masuka will fulfil the need for a specialised law to counter mob lynching, it has to be complemented with a multipronged approach with the help of laws like the prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill, 2011, or the anti communal violence bill and ushering in long pending police. The national advisory committee has recently come out with a communal violence bill. The bill provided for a sevenmember national authority for communal harmony, justice and reparations. The core sections of the bill from chapter ii to chapter vi, relating to the prevention of communal violence, the investigation of communal crimes and the establishment of special courts will only come into effect if the state government issues a notification.
Anti hindu communal violence bill will be challenged by bjp. My guess is that the communal violence suppression bill, 2005, in its present draft, would have proved a dud. Details of the prevention of communal violence bill. The supporters of the bill say that not only will this bill handle communal violence, but also try to prevent it and rehabilitate those who are the victims. Analysis of antihindu communal violence bill of congress. All opposition governments could ignore this statute completely. The masuka is a draft legislation that was created to address exactly the issues mentioned in the congress manifesto. Jun 06, 2011 protest the anti hindu prevention of communal and targeted violence bill, 2011 introduction what is this bill and why to protest. Communal violence involves people belonging to two different religious communities mobilised against each other and carrying the feelings of hostility, emotional fury, exploitation, social discrimination and social neglect. Prevention of communal and targetted violence bill, 2011. A bill to empower the sate governments and the central government to take measures to provide for the prevention and control of communal violence which threatens the secular fabric, unity, integrity and internal security of the nation and rehabilitation of victims of such violence and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. It shows how creating a law on the basis of one gujarat tragedy can derail the larger goal of communal harmony. On 19 october 2010 the government established a standing committee of the national integration council.
After the alleged postgodhra riots in gujarat, the so called secularists are going pillar to post to bring this enactment. The high degree of cohesion in one community against another. Jul 04, 2011 the proposed communal violence bill, which paints hindus as criminals and minorities as their victims, is downright dangerous. Oct 31, 20 details of the prevention of communal violence bill. Communal violence has always occurred when the bjp has wanted to expand its base. Communal violence is a form of violence that is perpetrated across ethnic or communal lines, the violent parties feel solidarity for their respective groups, and victims are chosen based upon group membership. Critique of the communal violence prevention, control and. After fierce debate, anticommunal violence bill is. Necessity for communal violence prevention bill the constitution of india very vividly adopted the concept of secularism, believing unity in diversity as a major strength of the country. Prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill, 2011 lapsed in the parliament.
Alongside the islamist struggle to reshape society in the sahel through violent means is a second, relatively unnoticed but equally deadly conflict with the dangerous potential of merging with jihadi efforts. After the alleged postgodhra riots in gujarat, the so called secularists are going pillar to. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, india. Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by. Concept, features, incidence and causes of communal violence. Dec 06, 20 the proposed communal violence bill of 20. Communal violence bill, 2011 most dangerous against majority. Oct 21, 20 the controversial communal violence bill, which has been hanging fire for some years, is getting a fresh push from the government with one union minister even pitching for its introduction in the wint. Considering the extremely antihindu nature of the communal violence bill, it appears almost certain that any violence bill proposed by the congress will follow along the same lines. As per provisions of this bill, if the state government was of the view that communal violence is taking place in one or more areas of the state, which can pose a danger to the secular fabric, integrity, unity or internal security of india. Communal violence bill dangerous, against majority. It needs to be jettisoned for it will exacerbate communalism and damage the federal structure of india. Explore communal violence prevention bill profile at times of india for photos, videos and. The draft of the bill has been put up on nacs website and suggestions have been invited.
These have been appended in a schedule to this bill. According to indias union home ministry, in 20 there were 823 incidents of communal violence nationwide, leaving 3 dead, and thousands injured, some critically. Communal violence is a form of violence which perpetrated across. Dear hindushave you read about the communal violence bill. This legally indefensible and perverse bill makes hindus criminals by definition. Govt gives a push to communal violence bill the hindu.
Bill to empower the sate governments and the central government to take measures to provide for the prevention and control of communal violence which threatens the secular fabric, unity, integrity and internal security of the nation and rehabilitation of victims of such violence and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Targeted violence access to justice and reparations act, 2011. The latest manifestation of their antihindu bigotry is the socalled prevention of communal and targeted violence bill pctv. Now it is too late to debate on the decision, but if we sit on judgment, this great virtue of our constitution has taken away considerable amount of lives. Determined to promote its minorityappeasement agenda, the united progressive alliance regime is readying itself to introduce an obnoxious bill that could disturb communal harmony, wreck the federal features of the constitution and give the union government a fresh set. The term includes conflicts, riots and other forms of violence between communities of different religious faith or ethnic origins. The national advisory council nac has furnished a draft for a bill designated prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and. In the recent years the south indian states, particularly kerala and tamilnadu, have also witnessed communal violence and are slowly growing into communally sensitive areas.
Protest the antihindu prevention of communal and targeted. Sections 7,8,9,10, 11, 12 the indian penal code ipc contains many offences committed during episodes of communal and targeted violence, including murder, rape, loot, arson and others. The nacdrafted communal violence bill is a disaster. Civil society held various consultations and innumerable suggestions were made. The latest manifestation of their anti hindu bigotry is the socalled prevention of communal and targeted violence bill pctv. The communal violence prevention, control and rehabilitation of victims bill 2005 recently introduced in parliament can be viewed as a response to prevent the recurrence of the kind of genocidal violence unleashed in gujarat in 2002 and provide protection and justice to. The bill is intended to prevent acts of violence, or incitement to violence directed at people by virtue of their membership to any group. The communal violence prevention, control and rehabilitation of victims bill 2005 recently introduced in parliament can be viewed as a response to prevent the recurrence of the kind of genocidal violence unleashed in gujarat in 2002 and provide protection and justice to victims and survivors of communal violence. Draft prevention of communal and targeted violence. Ostensibly directed at preventing outbreaks of communal violence, the national advisory council draft bill, titled prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill, 2011, has been roundly critiqued by minority.
The state government can declare an area as communally disturbed under certain conditions. Considering the extremely anti hindu nature of the communal violence bill, it appears almost certain that any violence bill proposed by the congress will follow along the same lines. Where conflicts were once localized, they now occur on a national scale. Communal violence communal violence, which generally occurs in states that have large minority communities, has been a long standing issue in india. Protest the antihindu prevention of communal and targeted violence bill, 2011. After fierce debate, anticommunal violence bill is dropped. The communal violence bill came under attack at the meeting, with bharatiya janata party leaders saying the bill would encourage rather than curb communalism and that the bill unjustly assumed that in a riot the majority was always at fault.
Arun jaitley says communal violence bill punishes only the majority community rediff. Communalism in india characteristics, causes and problems. Anticommunal groups, human rights organizations and womens groups have expressed their strong opposition to the communal violence prevention, control and rehabilitation of victims bill which the upa government recently tabled in parliament. The controversial communal violence bill, which has been hanging fire for some years, is getting a fresh push from the government with one union. While the proposed masuka will fulfil the need for a specialised law to counter mob lynching, it has to be complemented with a multipronged approach with the help of laws like the prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill, 2011, or the anticommunal violence bill and ushering in long pending police. The national advisory council nac has furnished a draft for a bill designated prevention of communal and targeted violence access to. Protest the antihindu prevention of communal and targeted violence bill, 2011 introduction what is this bill and why to protest. Prevention of communal and targeted violence access to. Communal violence is a dangerous and a frightful phenomena and a curse for a society. In a last ditch attempt to appease muslims, congress party of india along with its proislamic allies samajwadi party, mim and jammat ehind etc are hell bent on passing this bill in this winter session of parliament and make it a law. A not only communal violence ends up in loss of lives and property. Still no accountability for human rights violations.
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