By TwoCircles.net Staff Reporter,
New Delhi: “A stiff struggle is needed to get prevention of communal and targeted violence bill 2011 passed as an act in the parliament. This bill is crucial to stop communal violence, if this bill is not passed by this present Government then it is highly uncertain that it will be passed by the successive Government,” civil rights activist Teesta Setalvad said in a meeting recently organized at the Indian Law Institute by Central Jamaitul Ulema.
She also added, “We have to demand Member of Parliaments to raise their voice in support of the bill to get it passed in the parliament.”
Moulana Feroz Qasmi, general secretary of Jamaitul Ulema said that it is a tragedy that government is not serious enough to deal with such a crucial and age old problem of communal violence. He said it astonishes that Government even after preparing prevention of communal violence bill is still failed to pass it in the parliament.
Mohammed Adeeb, Rajay Sabha member questioned the intentions of the Government regarding the bill. He said Government intentions regarding the bill are not appropriate that is why they are delaying it. He also expressed his feelings that with this bill, arresting of Muslim youths in false terror cases can also be stopped.
Jamaitul Ulema also expressed its deep concern over the slow phase in the time line of this bill. The discussion on this bill is continuing since 2005 without any concrete results. Jamaitul Ulema made it clear that this bill provide security to not only to Muslims but to all the minorities in this nation, including Christians which also have been a target of communal violence on several instances.
Jamaitul Ulema also added that there is an urgent need of spreading awareness regarding this bill, across India. As some communal elements is spreading false rumors that this bill is against Hindu religion thus it is anti-Hindu bill.
Jamaitul Ulema in this program also constituted a committee to carry on the struggle for getting communal violence bill passed in the parliament. This committee will include Tessta setalvad, Mohammed Adeeb, and Dr. Amarjeet singh Narang, besides several other members.