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Tuesday 30 August 2011

B R Madhav urges Chief Minister to oppose NAC bill

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Agartala, Aug 30, 2011 : Senior RSS leader Ram Madhav has urged upon Tripura chief minister Manik Sarkar to oppose the ‘Communal and Targeted Violence (Justice and Reparation ) Bill-2011 drafted by the National Advisory Council (NAC) headed by Sonia Gandhi on the ground of its ‘inherent infirmities and unconstitutional provisions’. Ram Madhav who is on a tour of northeastern region as part of the RSS’s nationwide awareness campaign against the bill this afternoon met the chief minister in his office and urged him to oppose it , citing its various provisions that will ‘destroy India’s fragile communal harmony’. ‘The chief minister responded positively and said that he would study the bill when it would be put forward by Centre and then take an appropriate stand which is fair enough’ said Ram Madhav , appreciating Sarkar’s honesty and candour.

Citing the infirmities of the bill he said that , if passed by parliament, India’s federal structure would be destroyed . ‘This bill is based on the dangerous assumption that the majority community is always perpetrator and the minority is always victim ; moreover, this bill will enable the Centre to ride roughshod over state governments and invoke draconian Articles 355 and 356 of the constitution’ said Ram Madhav , adding that taking advantage of the bill the terrorists and anti-Indians can create anarchy by provoking communal violence . ‘The provisions of the bill clearly show that the government at Centre do not have faith in Police, Army or the Bureaucracy and the tribunal that will be formed as part of the implementing process can ride roughshod over the entire administrative machinery , this bill will be a disaster ‘ said Ram Madhav who addressed a gathering in the Pritilata auditorium over the issue . He also questioned the NAC’s locus standi , describing it as an ‘extra-constitutional body comprising NGOs.

He also called for an early solution to the Reang refugee problem, demanding a tripartite agreement involving the leaders of refugees and state governments of Mizoram and Tripura . Ram Madhav visited the Reang refugee camps in Kanchanpur subdivision and spoke to the leaders yesterday . ‘I appreciate the efforts being made by the state government , specially the north district administration and DM Ms Soumya Gupta in providing relief to the unfortunate people but they can not stay here permanently ; even according to UN convention the internally displaces persons have certain rights which must be respected’ said Ram Madhav. 

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