NEW DELHI, June 2 (Agencies): The UPA government will make all efforts to get a law to deter communal violence passed in Parliament and give protection to minorities.
The government will also seek the active participation of the majority community in implementation of the recommendations of the Sachar Committee for welfare of the Muslims.
"My ministry will make all efforts to ensure that the Communal Violence Bill, which has been pending since the last government, is passed," Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed said.
The Bill, aimed at giving protection to the minorities, provides punitive measures for perpetrators of the riots, and has been pending with the UPA government after the National Commission for Minorities (NCM) drafted it.
"The Bill has been under inter-ministerial consultation and dialogue.
We will definitely make efforts to see that it is passed by this government as it is something that needs to be done.
We are going to have detailed discussions with all the ministries concerned on the issue as it requires a combined effort," Khursheed said.
The minister, however, declined to give any time frame on the issue since detailed consultations had to be carried out with the Home and other ministries.
