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Not
correct to blame police: Chidambaram on illegal detention
Wednesday December 14, 2011 02:48:16 PM,
IANS
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Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said India is not a majoritarian
regime and affirmed the government's commitment to protecting
minorities.
Replying to supplementaries to a question in the Rajya Sabha amid
protests from the Bharatiya Janata Party against him, Chidambaram
said detailed guidelines were laid down by the central government
in 2008 on communal harmony.
"The government has always been concerned about minorities...the
minorities are entitled to protection," Chidambaram said.
"We are not a majoritarian regime."
He sought the support of state governments in implementing those
guidelines.
Asked about action against police officers responsible for
wrongful detention of members of minorities and their torture,
Chidambaram said it is not correct to blame police but added that
in some cases, which come to notice, a magisterial probe has been
ordered.
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