Union Minister of state for home affairs, Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Wednesday said the government is not mulling to a separate law to deal with mob lynching incidents
“The state governments can take action against person or persons involved in such incidents under existing laws. I don’t think there is a need for a separate law,” Ahir replied to a question in the Rajya Sabha during Question Hour.
The minister was responding to a supplementary question by Congress leader Digvijaya Singh, who asked if the central government was planning to modify the CrPC and IPC to deal with mob lynching in the name of cow protection which he said was “emerging as a trend now”.
The minister said the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) does not maintain a separate data of killings in the name of cow protection.
Stressing that law and order was a state subject, Ahir said Home Minister, Rajnath Singh had already issued an advisory to all the states to take prompt action in cases of cow vigilantism and nab the culprits.
