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BJP attacks Congress over Anti-Communal Violence Bill

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticized the Congress over the Anti-Communal Violence Bill, which is likely to be introduced during the Winter Session of Parliament. Senior BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said that the bill is an attack on a state's rights. Dec 7, 2013
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Politicos slam Narendra Modi for urging chief ministers to oppose anti-Communal violence bill

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): Politicians slammed BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, for urging the chief ministers to oppose the anti-Communal Violence Bill proposed by the central government. Nationalist Congress party leader Tariq Anwar said that the political leaders and chief ministers should be taken into confidence. Samajwadi party leader Kamal Farooqi criticized Modi for trying to dilute the spirit of the bill. Dec 7, 2013
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Narendra Modi writes to CMs against anti-communal bill, BJP says centre encroaching on state subject

New Delhi, Dec 07 (ANI): After BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi on Saturday wrote letters to all CMs urging them to oppose the Centre's proposed Communal Violence Bill, BJP Spokesperson Siddharth Nath Singh said that these are subject to state list and centre is just encroaching upon the state subjects. He said that these comes keeping in view the upcoming 2014 general elections and for just vote bank. Further, talking about the popularity of BJP among the bookies, Singh said that BJP is synonymous to development and every other person wants and desires for development and progress. Dec 7, 2013
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Communal Violence Bill draws flak from BJP and CPI

New Delhi, Dec 06 (ANI): The Anti-Communal Violence Bill is facing stiff opposition from the BJP and the CPI. BJP Chief Rajnath Singh raised strong objection and said that the bill is not acceptable. CPI leader D. Raja said it is the prerogative of the Parliament to examine the bill further to understand how much of rework has been done on the bill. Dec 6, 2013
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Communal Violence Bill draws flak from BJP and CPI

New Delhi, Dec 06 (ANI): The Anti-Communal Violence Bill is facing stiff opposition from the BJP and the CPI. BJP Chief Rajnath Singh raised strong objection and said that the bill is not acceptable. CPI leader D. Raja said it is the prerogative of the Parliament to examine the bill further to understand how much of rework has been done on the bill. Dec 6, 2013
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Cabinet approves bill for separate Telangana with 10 districts

Hyderabad/ New Delhi, Dec 06 (ANI): The cabinet has finally cleared a parliamentary bill for bifurcating Andhra Pradesh to create a separate state of Telangana, with 10 districts. Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde confirmed the approval after the cabinet meeting on Thursday. Shinde said the bill would now be sent to the President Pranab Mukherjee within a day or two with the request to make reference to state legislature under Article 3 of the Constitution of India. The home minister also said that the Government of India would be extending financial support for the creation of a new capital. Dec 6, 2013
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Lokpal Bill: Anna Hazare to begin indefinite hunger strike on Tuesday

New Delhi, Dec 05 (ANI): Social activist Anna Hazare said on Thursday that he will begin an indefinite hunger strike from Tuesday to demand that Parliament urgently clears the anti-corruption Lokpal Bill. Hazare said that he had written to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh saying that his government had given him false assurances. In August 2011, Anna fasted for 16 days at Delhi's Ram Lila Maidan, for the anti graft bill, drawing thousands of people. Dec 5, 2013
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Narendra Modi either not aware of communal violence bill or knows people responsible for riots: Musl

New Delhi, Dec 05 (ANI): After Narendra Modi called the communal violence bill a ‘recipe for disaster’, Muslim cleric Mufti Mukarram said that Modi either is not aware of the bill or knows the people responsible for the riots in different places. He said that the bill will surely benefit the people and stop any communal violence from taking place. Further, he said that the UPA government should have brought this pending bill much before and they have just woken up from slumber. Dec 5, 2013
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Communal Violence Bill caught in political battle

New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): Politicos on Thursday expressed their divergence on the Communal Violence Bill ahead of the winter session of Parliament. Even as the Congress is trying to build consensus, other parties are demanding amendment in the bill. Dec 5, 2013
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Narendra Modi's opposition a political move: K Rahman Khan on Communal Violence Bill

New Delhi, Dec 05 (ANI): Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan on Thursday said that if the CM of Gujarat, Narendra Modi has written to the PM that Communal Violence Bill is not properly drafted then it is a political move. He also added that it is in the agenda of UPA from a long time and is the need of the hour. He further said that certain states are opposing this bill only for the sake of opposition and there is no base in their argument. Dec 5, 2013
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BJP opposes communal violence bill

New Delhi, Dec 5 (ANI): Leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday said that they would oppose the amended Communal Violence Bill, in the parliament. The Party said that the timing of the move by the government is suspicious and the bill is driven by political considerations and vote bank politics. It also added that He said that if the Bill is implemented then it would fragment the society and increase violence. Dec 5, 2013
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Narendra Modi doing politics in name of Communal Violence Bill: JD (U)

New Delhi, Dec 05 (ANI): Reacting over BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi's sharply worded letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in which he termed the Communal Violence bill as ill-conceived, poorly drafted and a recipe for disaster, JD (U) leader KC Tyagi said that in the name of this bill Modi is doing politics. Dec 5, 2013