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The West Bengal assembly on Friday, 30 August, passed a bill to check incidents of mob assaults and lynching and criminalised such actions.
The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 was tabled in the House on Friday and supported by the opposition Congress and CPI(M).
"Lynching is a social evil and all of us have to come together to fight against this evil. The Supreme Court has given direction to take action against lynching. " Banerjee said while speaking on Bill in the House.
The Bill aims to protect the constitutional rights of vulnerable persons and prevent incidents of lynching. It also proposes action against those involved in perpetrating the crime.
The legislation also pitches for a jail term, which may vary from three years to life for those involved in assaulting and injuring a victim.
In case of death of the victim, persons responsible for the incident would be punished with rigorous life imprisonment and fine up to Rs 5 lakh, the bill said.
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Published: 27 Aug 2019,03:31 AM IST