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. Jun 06, 2011 protest the anti hindu prevention of communal and targeted violence bill, 2011 introduction what is this bill and why to protest. Protest the antihindu prevention of communal and targeted violence bill, 2011. What are the advantages and drawbacks of the communal.
A significant point in the bill is action to bring to book hate propagandists against vulnerable communities, and prevention of their economic and social boycott so that the 2002 gujarat riots, postbabri riots, the 1983 nellie massacre, kandhamal violence of 2007, anti sikh genocide of 1984, the hashimpura communal and custodial killings by. In the present form the communal violence bill has been rejected by all major anticommunal groups in india and it will prove to be dangerous for the minorities, muslims, christians and all others. In the present form the communal violence bill has been rejected by all major anti communal groups in india and it will prove to be dangerous for the minorities, muslims, christians and all others. After fierce debate, anticommunal violence bill is dropped. Both public and private actors have engaged in this campaign. The bill intends to create a framework for prevention and control of communal and sectarian violence. Protest the antihindu prevention of communal and targeted. Conservative mp tries to derail bill protecting women against. Sign the petition to the ruling indian government stop the.
It is also home to about 180 million muslimsonly indonesia and pakistan have more. Communal violence has always occurred when the bjp has wanted to expand its base. India is a vast country which has many religions, caste, creed, and communities. Anti communal 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.
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. Prevention of communal and targeted violence access to. Mass resistance is growing to this antiworker, antipeasant and antinational program. Besides the communal violence bill, the preparations for the foundation day of telangana, scheduled on june 2, will be another key issue on rajnaths table. It shows how creating a law on the basis of one gujarat tragedy can derail the larger goal of communal harmony.
The big question is, would a communal violence law have prevented the 1984. A conservative mp has spoken for more than an hour in the house of commons to try to derail a bill to protect women against violence philip davies, the mp for. Why do we need the prevention of communal violence bill. 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. Jaitley is giving the bill a communal twist and deliberately trying to spread misinformation. 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. Anti hindu communal violence bill will be challenged by bjp. Feb 25, 2010 despite repeated efforts from civil society groups seeking specific changes in the proposed communal violence, the government has turned a deaf ear.
See more of no to communal violence bill on facebook. Communal violence bill latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Communal and targeted violence bill is another proposed legislation that can partly address the problem by making the police accountable for their omissions and commissions. Still no accountability for human rights violations. Anti hindu communal violence bill will be challenged by. Explore communal violence prevention bill profile at times of india for photos, videos and. Nov 07, 2014 prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill, 2011 lapsed in the parliament. An antidomestic violence bill in pakistan has been declared unislamic by the countrys leading government advisory body on faith issues. Are you ready for insta 75 days revision plan upsc prelims.
After fierce debate, anticommunal violence bill is. Prevention of communal and targetted violence bill, 2011. Sep 10, 2011 communal violence bill dangerous, against majority. The state government can declare an area as communally disturbed under certain conditions. The new anti terrorism law this is a recipe for turning an innocent person into a suspect, and a suspect into a culprit even a dead culprit. The new antiterrorism law this is a recipe for turning an innocent person into a suspect, and a suspect into a culprit even a dead culprit.
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 makes things as difficult for the accused as possible behind the figleaf of due process. The nacdrafted communal violence bill is a disaster. Act now why the communal and targeted violence bill must be. Widespred protests across europe against delhi communal. 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. Explore communal violence bill profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. 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. Aug 27, 2019 communal violence bill read an important information carefully hindus your destruction bill, which the congress introduced twice in parliament. Necessity for communal violence prevention bill ias exam.
Arun jaitley says communal violence bill punishes only the majority community rediff. Since childhood, we are used to hearing stories of indias diverse culture and tradition of unity prevailing underneath. May 30, 2011 the nacdrafted communal violence bill is a disaster. The most important provision of the above bill was about declaring the communally disturbed area. Widespred protests across europe against delhi communal violence. The national advisory council nac has furnished a draft for a bill designated prevention of communal and targeted violence access to. It needs to be jettisoned for it will exacerbate communalism and damage the federal structure of india. Rajasthan protection from lynching bill, 2019 insightsias. Sign the petition to the ruling indian government stop. Feb 27, 2014 bill provides for the following results. The term includes conflicts, riots and other forms of violence between communities of different religious faith or ethnic origins.
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 vapp bill. Communal violence bill read an important information carefully hindus your destruction bill, which the congress introduced twice in parliament. 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. A significant point in the bill is action to bring to book hate propagandists against vulnerable communities, and prevention of their economic and social boycott so that the 2002 gujarat riots, postbabri riots, the 1983 nellie massacre, kandhamal violence of 2007, antisikh genocide of 1984, the hashimpura communal and custodial killings by. Protest the antihindu prevention of communal and targeted violence bill, 2011 introduction what is this bill and why to protest. 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. The newly drafted prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill 2011 commonly referred to as the communal and targeted violence bill, which awaits a nod from the cabinet before it is tabled in parliament, is an attempt to address the imbalance and the despair caused by over six decades of discriminatory. 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. 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.
A hospital, where all inmates are equally threatened with opportunistic infections. The bill provided for a sevenmember national authority for communal harmony, justice and reparations. Latest and breaking news on communal violence bill. Communal violence bill, 2011 most dangerous against majority. The womens protection act was passed in the punjab. Aug 09, 2014 advantages is not the right word, aim should be the right word. Religious freedom issues india is the worlds secondmost populous country with more than 1.
On 19 october 2010 the government established a standing committee of the national integration council. 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. Aug 06, 2019 the state governments shall prepare a lynchingmob violence victim compensation schemein the light of the provisions of section 357a of crpc within one month from the date of this judgment. Explore communal violence bill profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of communal violence bill. Indian governments antimuslim agenda opposed by massive.
Dec 06, 20 the proposed communal violence bill of 20. Earlier drafts of this bill were rejected by these citizen groups, but few of their concerns. Salient features of the prevention of communal and targeted violence bill pctv bill. Offence of domestic violence and acts excluded from its scope. The government was forced today to abandon plans to introduce a controversial new bill in parliament that outlines how communal violence must be combatted. If a police officer or an officer of the district administration fails to fulfill his duty, it will be considered an act of deliberate negligence.
Latest and breaking news on communal violence prevention bill. Critique of the communal violence prevention, control and. An evaluation of the communal violence suppression bill, 2005 by colin gonsalves. 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. It also aims to provide relief to victims of such violence. Despite repeated efforts from civil society groups seeking specific changes in the proposed communal violence, the government has turned a deaf ear. G kishan reddy at least 42 people died and over 200 injured in the violence in parts of northeast delhi last week over the citizenship amendment act. Advantages is not the right word, aim should be the right word. 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. 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. 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. 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 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. He gets endorsement from congress spokesperson manish tewari. The draft of the bill has been put up on nacs website and suggestions have been invited. Communal violence bill blogs, comments and archive news on. Prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and reparations bill, 2011 lapsed in the parliament. The national advisory council nac has furnished a draft for a bill designated prevention of communal and targeted violence access to justice and. An evaluation of the communal violence suppression bill. In 2018, approximately onethird of state governments increasingly enforced anticon version andor anticow slaughter laws discriminatorily against nonhindus and dalits alike. Communal violence bill dangerous, against majority. 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.