New Delhi: BJP today termed the communal violence bill as “the most obnoxious piece of legislation in independent India”, saying had it been in place, it would have resulted in punishment of the members of the majority community for Muzaffarnagar riots.
“The 2011 draft, which the National Advisory Council prepared, I have not the least doubt, is the most obnoxious peace of legislation in independent India,” Arun Jaitley, the leader of opposition in Rajya Sabha, said. “For instance, in Muzaffarnagar violence if this bill had existed and both communities had representatives who were guilty of violence, one would be prosecuted under this law, others would not,” he said, terming the controversial bill divisive and discriminatory.
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh, however, said the bill has been prepared to curb the “ideology of hate and violence”.
“This is something absolutely important in a multi-religious, multi-ethnic and multi-caste society that India is,” he said.
