After Rajasthan, West Bengal Passes Bill Against Mob Lynchings

The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 was supported by the opposition Congress and CPI(M).

The West Bengal assembly on Friday, 30 August, passed a bill to check incidents of mob assaults and lynching and criminalised such actions.

The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 was tabled in the House on Friday and supported by the opposition Congress and CPI(M).

The BJP, which has emerged as the main opposition party, neither supported nor opposed the bill as it felt that the legislation may be used for settling political scores.