The National Integration Council, NIC will meet in New Delhi today to discuss measures to prevent and tackle communal disturbances. Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will chair the meeting, convened in the backdrop of the Muzaffarnagar clashes in Uttar Pradesh. According to the agenda, the NIC will discuss safety and security of women, confidence-building measures taken to tackle communal disturbances and involving all sections of society in removing communal tension. Steps taken to tackle crimes against Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, associating all sections of society in removing inter-caste tension will also be discussed in the day-long meeting convened after two years.
News On AIR | September 23, 2013 8:33 AM
NIC meet today to discuss measures to prevent & tackle communal disturbances