National Integration Council meeting in New Delhi -Communal Violence Bill draft

Draft Communal Violence Bill face in for sharp criticism from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)Trinamool Congress UP Chief Minister Mayawati at a meeting of the National Integration Council in New Delhi on Saturday.Chief Minister Mayawati criticised the Centre for seeking the views of the state government on the Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence Bill without providing a draft of the bill to it."It is important to tell that the Centre has not sent the proposed Communal Violence Bill to the state government. Hence it is not the opportune moment to comment on the Bill," she said.Sushma Swaraj and Arun Jaitley duo pointed fingers at the National Advisory Council's draft of the communal violence bill said the bill is against the majority community in the country.Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh also opposed proposed Communal Violence Bill said draft was against the federal structure of the country and directly interfere with the legitimate authority of states.NIC, meet after a gap of three years, on its agenda the controversial Communal Violence Bill