Mangalore: VHP, Bajrang Dal Term Communal Violence Bill 'Anti-Hindu'

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Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (PS)
 
Mangalore, Jul 27: "The communal violence bill drafted under the presidentship of Sonia Gandhi is against the interests of the Hindus of this country. The committee which prepared the bill included all from the minority community, hence it is in favour of minorities," said VHP state vice-president M B Puranik addressing a protest meet held in front of the DC’s office here on Tuesday July 26.

The protest was jointly held by VHP and Bajrang Dal against the draft of the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill which is slated to be discussed in the forthcoming Parliament session.

Alleging that the centre had a hidden agenda in drafting the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence bill, he said that the UPA government was trying to garner the support of minorities and thereby creating a 'vote-bank' by dividing the society on the basis of religion. This bill would also curb the freedom of speech of the Hindus, he noted.
 
The bill also suggests that all communal violence is ignited only by the majority community, whereas the minorities are projected as innocent, he lambasted. As per the bill, any aggressive speech or article written on a newspaper of a Hindu leader could be connected to any other incident of communal violence and he could be arrested, he said.

A memorandum addressed to the President of India urging to drop the bill was submitted to the DC.
 
Leaders Jagadish Shenava, Sharan Pumpwell, Gopal Kuthar among others were present. The protestors shouted slogans against the bill.