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Written by Ashutosh Shukla   
Wednesday, 10 March 2010
ImageIn a press conference on Tuesday, Nandita Das, writer Irfan Engineer, lawyers Vaheeda Nainar and Saumya Uma sought amendments for better protection of victims. “The Bill does not incorporate any of the suggestions of the 31commissions that were formed after the riots. It has not spoken to the victims and does not reflect any of their concerns,” said Engineer. The changes the activists demand are enhanced punishment, accountability on public servants and the perpetrators among people in command and not just those inciting violence on the street, increasing the ambit of riot offences that are not mentioned in the Bill, changes in investigation, victims’ rights, protection of witness, relief and rehabilitation as a matter of rights, lowering the threat level to enact the law and pruning powers to authorities.

“The biggest change required is the definition. As per the Bill, if there is no threat to the secular fabric, integrity, unity or internal security of India, the Act does not apply. They need to raise the bar of threat perception,” said Engineer.

(Source: DNA, March 10, 2010, http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_communal-violence-bill-needs-change-activists_1357392 )
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