LIE: In 2015, NDA Government strengthened the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act
The SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act was passed under the Rajiv Gandhi government to protect SCs and STs from social injustice. The Act provided for the immediate arrest of accused under the Act. The amendment made by the BJP government excludes public servants from the arrest without approval from their appointing authority. It also ruled […]