Mangalore: ‘Communal Violence Prevention Bill not Anti Hindu’ – Ivan


Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SP)

Mangalore, Nov 19: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee secretary, Ivan D’Souza, dismissed the notion that Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill 2011 is anti-Hindu. He also felt that accusing the bill to be anti-Hindu just because of the fact that the National Advisory Council, working committee under which had drafted the bill, is chaired by Sonia Gandhi, is unjustifiable.

“I have with me a draft copy of the proposed bill. The proposed act has 135 sections under nine different chapters. None of the provisions is aimed at dividing the people as alleged,” he said, addressing a press conference here on Friday November 18.

Questioned about the reason behind keeping Jammu and Kashmir out of the ambit of this act, he said that possibly this state was omitted, as it is been accorded special status.

Ivan said that a number of state and district level Congress leaders will take part in the Padayatra that will be held from November 21 to 24 from Sampaje to Mani. Preparations are under way, and the Padayatra will end with a huge public meeting at Mani, he added. He explained that the Padayatra is meant to register protest against the inability of the concerned to regulate the contractors executing Mani-Sampaje road expansion work, who are conducting work in a haphazard manner. “The seriousness of the situation is mirrored in the instruction issued by the local MP to file case against the contractor and officials. If the deputy commissioner of the district chooses to remain a silent spectator, and if any untoward incident occurs during the Padayatra, he will be solely responsible for the same,” he warned.

Youth district Congress unit president, Mithun Rai, Nagendra Kumar, Ibrahim Bawa and some others were present at the press conference.

  

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  • Gautam, Hyderabad

    Sun, Nov 20 2011

    This bill is nothing but whole lot of crap. This bill is totally against the Indian Constitution Foundation whose major pillars are supposedly, "Democracy" and "Secularism". This bill completely negates both these and says a lot about people in power and the type of govt. we have ru(i)ning our country.

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  • Raman, Mangalore

    Sat, Nov 19 2011

    Yes, must be true as Mr. Ivan is from the same family of Sathya Harishchandra.

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  • Sachidanand Shetty, Mundkur/Dubai

    Sat, Nov 19 2011

    Dear Ivan, off course you will not find any discrepancy in Communal Violence Prevention Bill because it has been drafted by none other than your Amma or Akka and well protected all religion except Hindu
    Come out of your communal mind and read the context as an Indian first, then you will see who is targeting who? Had it drafted by Sushma of BJP with same context and meaning your Party as well as CPI or CPM made much hue and cry about that bill

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