[Marxistindia] POA Act: Restore Status Quo Ante

[news from the cpi(m)]

June 7, 2018

Press Statement

                   

The Polit Bureau of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) has issued the
following statement:

 

POA Act : Restore Status Quo Ante

 

The CPI(M) opposes the announcement of the Central Government that it will
not promulgate an ordinance to nullify the effect of the SC Court judgment
that rendered the provisions of the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities (POA) Act
ineffective.  This is even more objectionable in the context of the Central
Government refusing any public commitment to introduce a Bill in the monsoon
session of Parliament to rectify the situation.  This is a complete reversal
of the position the Central Government had taken when it had given an
assurance of restoring status quo ante.

 

Already, two and half months have elapsed after the SC judgment and, in this
period, the existing law has failed to provide any relief to SC/STs
communities who continue to suffer heinous atrocities.  This further exposes
the crass anti-Dalit attitude of the NDA Government.

 

The Polit Bureau demands that an Ordinance be immediately promulgated so
that the situation existing prior to the SC judgment is restored and the
sense of insecurity of these communities about their constitutional rights
is addressed. 

 

 

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