CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Disturbed Areas Act amendment in which Indian state got Presidential assent?
A
Gujarat
B
Goa
C
Bihar
D
Assam
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Introduced in 1986 by the Congress government in Gujarat – a state with a high incidence of sectarian violence – the law was ostensibly intended to curb spatial segregation based on religion by preventing the distress sale of property in violence-prone or ‘disturbed’ areas of a city.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Disturbed Areas (Special Courts) Act, 1976. Long Title: An Act to provide for the speedy trial of certain offences in certain areas and for matters connected therewith. Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice.

Detailed explanation-3: -The state government had implemented the Disturbed Areas Act in Athwa, Salabatpura, Chowk Bazaar, Mahidharpura, Saiyedpura, Lalgate police station areas since October 17, 2017. Rander and Limbayat areas also came under the Act since March 14, 2020.

Detailed explanation-4: -in any area within a State extensive disturbance of the public peace and tranquillity, by reason of differences or disputes between members of different religious, racial, language or regional groups or castes or communities, it may, by notification in the Official Gazette, declare such area to be a disturbed area.

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