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Bill discriminatory, says BJP

Lucknow: The BJP on Thursday said introduction of the Uttar Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Bill in the Assembly has reflected complete failure of the law and order machinery in the State.

The party apprehended that proposed Act could be “misused by the Mayawati Government to settle political scores”.

“The government has admitted that the existing laws are not adequate to tackle, prevent and control organised crime which proves that the law and order situation in the State has worsened,” state BJP chief Ramapati Ram Tripathi told reporters here.

Mr. Tripathi said BJP was in favour of tough laws to deal with organised crime but the Bill had excluded the terrorist outfits like SIMI and HUJI from its purview, which showed that the BSP government was “indulging in appeasement” of a section of the population.

“The fact that the terrorist outfits have been kept out of the purview of the Bill puts a question mark on the sincerity of the government and makes one to believe that it can be misused,” he said.

Mr. Tripathi accused the Samajwadi Party and BSP of encouraging and patronising terrorist outfits.

He said the BJP would raise its voice against the Bill in its present form in the Assembly and other forums.

The CPI has also opposed the Bill saying there was a possibility of its misuse. -- PTI

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