Congress to propose legislation on hate crimes in Plenary Session

The legislation will be part of the Political Resolution to be placed in Plenary Session here

Congress will propose legislation on hate crimes across the country and will ask its state governments to take steps in this regard, sources said on Monday.

This will be part of the Political Resolution to be placed in Plenary Session here.

There will be 56 points in the resolution, sources told DH.

Congress is likely to divide the country into seven zones for effective campaigning in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

The party also promised to pass an Anti-Discrimination Law to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, gender or language in the supply of goods and services, sources added.

The judiciary is constantly threatened by direct and indirect measures which create apprehensions in their mind. Unfortunately, the Law Minister himself is leading the blatant attack on the judiciary, the party said.

The independence and integrity of the judiciary will be maintained and protected at all costs, the resolution by the party is likely to add.

Meanwhile, sources told PTI that the opposition party is also likely to promise that if voted to power, it would bring a legislation to prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, caste, gender or language in the supply of goods and services.

The Congress will deliberate and finalise three resolutions -- one each on political, economic and international affairs -- on Saturday.

The sources further told PTI that the opposition party will also prepare a "vision document" for 2024 following the largest-ever mass contact programme organised by it, encompassing the issues of unemployment, poverty eradication, inflation, women empowerment, job creation and national security.

(With inputs from PTI.)