NEW DELHI: The Government today said it is committed to ensuring welfare of SCs, STs and other weaker sections and guaranteeing them full protection of law as it appealed to people not to fall prey to rumours and false propaganda.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh also asked political parties to help in maintaining harmony among different sections of the society.
“The Govt of India is committed to ensuring welfare of SC/STs and other weaker sections and also guaranteeing them full protection of law. The Govt has already filed a review petition in the Supreme Court to maintain the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act in its presents form (sic),” he said in a series of tweets.
Singh said he was deeply pained by the acts of violence and loss of lives in some parts of the country today during protests in context of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. (AGENCIES)
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