communal Violence

The UPA Government introduced a draft Bill in the Parliament in December 2005. It was described as THE COMMUNAL VIOLENCE (PREVENTION, CONTROL AND REHABILITATION OF VICTIMS) BILL, 2005. Official declaration described this bill as,"A bill to empower the Sate Governments and the Central Government to take measures to provide for the prevention and control of communal violence which threatens the secular fabric, unity, integrity and internal security of the nation and rehabilitation of victims of such violence and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.".
The pupose of introduction of this bill was to impose duties on Central and State Governments to excercise their powers in an impartial and non-discriminatory manner to prevent and control targeted violence, including mass violence, against Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and religious minorities in any State in the Union of India.
The acts which would be considered as an offence under this Act and dealt with accordingly, are as follow:
a). Offences of communal and targeted violence.
b). Offences listed under the SC/ST Atrocities Act.
c). Sexual assault, torture.
d). Hate propaganda inciting hatred, causing clear danger of violence against a group or persons.
e). Aiding financially, materially or in kind for commission of offence under this Act.
f). Offence under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
g). Abetment of an offence, to name a few.
According to this Bill every public servant charged with the duty of maintenance of public order and tranquility including duties under actions 129 to 144A of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, shall take all reasonable steps to prevent any act of communal and targeted violence including its build-up, incitement, outbreak and spread. It also ensures that every public servant exercises his or her duty in a fair, impartial and non-discriminatory manner.
For this, the Central Government shall constitute a body known as the National Authority for Communal