Communal Violence in India and Legislative framework to Control Riots: A Chronological Study

Dr. Dalliandeep Kaur Tiwana

doi:10.53724/lrd/v7n1.11

Authors

Dr. Dalliandeep Kaur Tiwana Assistant Professor, School of Law, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab (India).

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53724/lrd/v7n1.11

Keywords:

Communal violence, Different religion, British rule, Legislative Framework, Control Riots

Abstract

Communal violence in India is reality since time immemorial. India being the secular country is home to the different religions and cultures. Mutual tolerance and inter-dependence upon each other irrespective of the religion used to be the essence of the Indian society. With the advent of British rule in India the policy of divide and rule was launched in the nation. People started fighting on the name of the caste and religion. Violence based on religion and caste has become a distinctive feature of Indian democratic setup today. The incident can only be regarded as communal riot if there is element of violence in it. Prior to the independence we had witnessed number of communal riots in the country and even after independence also. The present research work is an attempt to analyze the incidences of communal violence in India in a chronological order and to trace the real reasons behind such violence. Researcher has also made an attempt to look into legislative provisions available to compact such violence in India

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