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Cabinet drops Rahul's anti-graft ordinances
PTI3_1_2014_000051B.jpg "Cabinet drops Rahuls anti-graft ordinances")
Cabinet drops Rahul's anti-graft ordinances, anti-corruption bills, Rahul Gandhi, AK Antony. The Cabinet decisions came after hectic consultation between the top UPA ministers and Congress leaders during the weekend.
Clears reservations for Jat community
New Delhi: The Cabinet rejected the ordinance route for anti-corruption bills being pushed by Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, while clearing reservations for the Jat community at a special meeting on Sunday.
The Cabinet decisions came after hectic consultation between the top UPA ministers and Congress leaders during the weekend. AK Antony, Sushil Kumar Shinde and Ahmed Patel met PM Manmohan Singh at his residence before the meeting. The anti-graft bills were being seen as Congress's last-ditch efforts to reclaim the anti-corruption plank, seen to be appropriated by Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party and Narendra Modi's BJP in the run-up to national elections due by May.
In a bid to woo the SCs and STs ahead of elections, government cleared an ordinance making penal provisions more stringent to deter people committing crimes against members of these communities.
The Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Ordinanceproposes that common crimes like rape, assault and kidnapping should also be brought under the purview of this act.
Most of these crimes invite punishment of less than 10 years but with amendments crimes like these will invite punishment for more than 10 years. The amendments to Section 3 also define new crimes and add some to the list. Obstructing use of common property, allegations of witchcraft, preventing entry in place of worship, social economic boycott and promoting enmity are some of the changes which have been added to the list.
