June 14, 2010 8:04 AM

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Govt to amend Communal Violence Bill soon

Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has said that government will soon introduce the Communal Violence (Prevention,Control and Rehabilitation) Bill with amendments to prevent violence in the name of caste and religion.<br/> Addressing a function organised to unveil a statue<br/>of B R Ambedkar in Karaikudi ,Tamilnadu late last evening Mr Chidambaram said that some suggestions has come from Parliamentary Standing Committee for amending the Bill and it had been placed before Parliament, .<br/> He said Congress chief Sonia Gandhi had suggested to make it tougher for those instigating caste and communal violence and the draft bill will be ready soon.<br/> <br/> The Home Minister said that the amendment will help lawmakers to take stringent action against those instigating and spreading communal violence.

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