By TCN News,
New Delhi: The Aligarh Muslim University Lawyers Forum (AMULF) today organized a dharna at Jantar Mantar to demand a strong anti-communal violence bill.
Aslam Khan, AMULF president and advocate, said that the UPA should stop lip services to issues concerning minorities and promptly act to pass a strong anti-communal violence bill.
The lawyers’ forum has also demanded justice for the victims of Muzaffarnagar riots. They also urged the government to protect the lives of those forced to live in camps after the riot from the harsh winter.
The rally was attended by Members of Parliament across party lines including independent MP Mohd Adeeb also spoke on the subject. They insisted on the early passage of the bill. Civil society members and lawyers like Vrunda Grover and Shakeel Ahmad explained the provisions in the bill. They dispelled the notion that the bill would adversely affect any community and asked all parties to unite and pass the legislation at the earliest.
Shehzad, a 26 year old former official of Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and now a lawyer turned activist and founder of AIMA2014, shared insights on the legal nuances f the bill and its potential passage.
Besides leaders, several Muzaffarnagar riot victims also participated in the protest and shared their travails.
The rally wrapped up with the presentation of a resolution and memorandum to the Hon'ble President, Speaker and Prime Minister. The memorandum insists on the early passage of the Prevention of Communal Violence Bill and adequate relief to the victims of Muzaffarnagar.