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New Delhi: The Apex Court of the country has asked the government of India to frame a new law to prevent incidents of lynching and punishing those indulged in it. The SC said that the Centre should implement its order in four weeks and file a compliance report to this extent.

The court also directed the Central and state governments to take preventive steps to stop incidents of lynching in future. The governments must take punitive and remedial measures to prevent lynching at any cost, the court also said.

The court said that horrendous acts of mobocracy cannot be tolerated and it cannot be allowed to become a norm. It has to be curbed with an iron hand, the Bench headed by Chief Justice of India, DipakMisra said. No citizen can take law into his hands or become a law on to himself, the Bench noted while severely condemning incidents of lynching across the country.

New Delhi: Just before the Monsoon session of Parliament starts, Congress President Rahul Gandhi has written a letter to Prime Minister NarendraModi extending an unconditional support to the passage of Women's Reservation Bill in the upcoming Monsoon Session of Parliament.

The letter attached in Twitter and Facebook, Rahul Gandhi said, "Our PM says he's a crusader for women's empowerment? Time for him to rise above party politics, walk-his-talk & have the Women's Reservation Bill passed by Parliament. The Congress offers him its unconditional support."

The controversial Women's Reservation Bill, ensuring 33 per cent reservation to women in Parliament and state legislative bodies, was passed in the RajyaSabha in 2010 during UPA II regime. The bill was pushed in the RS despite the threat of withdrawal of support by Samajwadi Party and RashtriyaJanata Dal. The bill passed by a two-third majority, a day after it was moved in the House for consideration but could not be taken up because of unruly scenes.

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that the religion, caste or beliefs of people matter little to the party. His statement came amid controversy over his alleged remark that the Congress was a 'party of Muslims',

Taking to twitter, the Congress chief wrote: "I stand with the last person in the line. The exploited, marginalised and the persecuted. Their religion, caste or beliefs matter little to me. I seek out those in pain and embrace them. I erase hatred and fear. I love all living beings. I am the Congress."

Rahul's statement comes a day after a controversy broke on remarks that Congress is a party of 'Muslims'. The BJP and the Congress have been sparring after the Urdu daily reported that Gandhi, who met Muslim intellectuals earlier last week, had told them that the Congress was a party for Muslims. The Congress has dismissed the report in an Urdu daily as a "rumour" and asserted that it was a party of 132 crore Indians.

New Delhi: After the last week’s meeting of BJP president Amit Shah with Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar, the later on Monday said that his party's seat-sharing with the BJP will be finalised in next four to five weeks and that he would continue to pitch for the special status for Bihar.

Speaking about his much talked about meeting, Nitish said, "We discussed issues related to the state and the country. LokSabha elections also figured. As far as the Sabha elections are concerned, they will put forth an offer in 3-4 weeks."

The JD(U) chief also said that the 'special category status' for Bihar has been supported by all parties. "All parties in the state have supported the demand for special status for Bihar. We will keep forward our demand as we have our own logic in demanding special status," said Kumar.