Comunal Violence Bill

The government was forced today to abandon plans to introduce a controversial new bill in parliament that outlines how communal violence must be combatted. Most opposition parties including the BJP and the Left argued that the proposal atrophies the federal structure by encroaching upon the right of state governments to maintain law and order.

The government was forced today to abandon plans to introduce a controversial new bill in parliament that outlines how communal violence must be combatted. Most opposition parties including the BJP and the Left argued that the proposal atrophies the federal structure by encroaching upon the right of state governments to maintain law and order.