Modi Takes PM Head On | Lambasts Anti Communal Violence Bill
Narendra Modi in a letter addressed directly to the PM has clearly lambasted the Government for its intentions in introducing the Anti Communal Violence Bill in the Winter session of Parliament. He voiced his views openly to the country at large on his twitter account
Communal Violence Bill is ill-conceived, poorly drafted & a recipe for disaster! My letter to PM opposing this Bill http://t.co/mdlui5D3nS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
December 5, 2013
Timing of Communal Violence Bill is suspicious. Political considerations & votebank politics rather than genuine concerns are guiding it.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
December 5, 2013
Communal Violence Bill is in clear violation of India's federal structure. Centre is busy forming laws on matters that are in the State List
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
December 5, 2013
If a Legislation has to be implemented by the States, should it not be legislated by the States? http://t.co/mdlui5D3nS
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
December 5, 2013
If implemented, Communal Violence Bill would fragment society & increase violence. It will have results opposite of the stated objective.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
December 5, 2013
Urged PM to seek wider consultation with the states & various stakeholders of the Bill before proceeding any further on a Bill like this.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
December 5, 2013
NaMo went on to say that the proposed bill would reinforce religious and linguistic divides and even ordinary incidents of violence would be given a communal colour.
In his letter to the PM, the Gujarat Chief Minister brought out the various operational issues in the proposed Prevention of Communal Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill, 2013. He shared various shortcomings in the individual sections of the proposed Bill. For instance, the Section 3(f) that defines “hostile environment” is wide ranging, vague and open to misuse. Likewise, the definition of communal violence under Section 3 (d) read with Section 4 would raise questions on whether the Centre is introducing the concept of “thought crime” in the context of the Indian criminal jurisprudence.
He further added that the proposed provisions have not been examined from the view of the Evidence Act.
He further opposed the proposal making public servants, police and security agencies criminally liable. He warned that such a move can adversely impact the morale of our law and order enforcement agencies. It may also make them vulnerable to political victimization.
While the government is going all out to amend the bill and make cosmetic changes its intentions are pretty clear -
to invoke a law more draconian than POTA or TADA and what makes the law lethal is that it is targetted against civil servants who work against the wishes of the cabalistic rule of the Congress. It would also mean that the Centre would be provided with sweeping powers to interfere in the state legislature wothut invoking President's Rule. This clearly goes against the federal structure of the constitution and the republic.
Its time the people of India woke up and unmasked the real Congress - a party that works against the people and for itself.