STATES WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNAL VIOLENCE

“Karnataka government’s flexible approach towards communal violence has resulted in the collapse of law and order in the State. A Communal Violence Bill will be introduced shortly holding respective State governments directly accountable for all incidents of communal violence,” said Union Minister for Law and Justice M. Veerappa Moily on February 13. Addressing the media, Moily said the State Government should overcome its soft approach to handling incidents of communal violence. The Chief Minister and the Home Minister should be held responsible for the present situation in the State. The government should take stern measures to curb violence as done by the Maharashtra government during the recent protests by Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. The Congress government’s handling of the situation in Maharashtra revealed its competence, the Minister claimed.