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Special courts soon for Muslims arrested in
terror related cases: Minority affairs minister
Saturday March 23, 2013 09:33:03 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Special
courts would be set up soon for Muslim youth accused of various
offences, including terror-related charges, Minister for Minority
Affairs K. Rahman Khan said here Saturday.
He said that his ministry had written to the home ministry in
February asking "cases against Muslim youth who have been arrested
should be reviewed. We had also specified that special courts
should be made for them".
Khan added: "The home minister has replied today (Saturday) saying
that his ministry strongly supports the proposal for special
courts for the expeditious trial of these Muslim youth. The home
minister has promised that special courts will soon be made to
hear cases against them."
He added that the home ministry "knows keeping innocents (Muslims)
in custody is a serious offence. The government is committed to
take strong action against officers found responsible in all such
cases and will ensure that such incidents do happen."
Khan said the government would soon introduce a bill on equal
opportunity commission on the recommendations of thee Sachar
Committee.
"Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) has been approved by the Group
of Ministers (GoM) in the cabinet. There was an issue whether the
EOC should implement it for everyone or specifically for the
minorities. The GoM has decided it should be only
minorities-related. Based on this recommendation we going to
introduce a bill, which has been send for the concurrence to the
law ministry," he added.
Stating that the ministry was making efforts to expand
scholarships for minority students, the minister said about
Rs.1,249.57 crore had been released to support education of over
67 lakh such students.
Khan said that under the "Leadership Development of Minority
Women", about 36,950 women have been trained in 12 states at an
expense of Rs.10.45 crore in 2013.
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