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Setback for NAC, govt relook at draft likely

NEW DELHI: The overwhelming opposition to the communal violence bill dealt a setback to the Sonia Gandhi-chaired National Advisory Council (NAC), with an estimate that the proposed law may be opened up to include all communities as "victim group" as against the present provision of only minorities and SCs/STs. The virtual veto of the draft legislation at the National Integration Council (NIC) on Saturday shocked NAC members because it involved "secular ally" like Trinamool Congress and ``secular opposition" like BJD and JD (U). Only BJP was expected to slam the proposal in keeping with its ideological position.

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