The Prime Minister might have exhorted against lynching in the name of gau raksha, but rights activists want a law be legislated in the matter. In the wake of the killing of Hafiz Junaid and the consequent 'Not In My Name' protests, the 'National Campaign Against Mob Lynching' has drafted a bill, which they call 'Manav Suraksha Kanoon' (MASUKA) - a draft of which would be unveiled on July 7. "We are consulting people from a wide spectrum of professions for drafting the law. But this shows a broader culture of mob violence is brewing in the country and very soon, it would not be confined to religious identities alone," he said. Asks President Mukherjee over lynching fever

Source: India Today July 03, 2017 02:15 UTC