He had also written to Chief Ministers of different states asking them to oppose the Bill. The Bill, in its initial avatar, had mentioned that the onus of riots would be on the majority community.
However, after much hue and cry by BJP and some other parties, this provision was amended and has now been made neutral between all groups or communities.
In the wake of apprehensions over the proposed law, government sources had earlier claimed that the Bill would not adversely affect the federal structure of the country and the central government's role would largely be of coordination and would act only when the state government sought help.
(With PTI inputs)
