'650 cases of communal violence'
Source: The Sangai Express / Press Trust of India
New Delhi, December 22 2015:
A total of 650 communal incidents have occurred till October this year, Lok Sabha was informed today.
Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju said 823 communal incidents took place in 2013 and 644 such incidents occurred in 2014 .
"During January-October 2015, 650 communal incidents have occurred in the country," he said in written reply to a question.
Rijiju said the responsibility of maintaining law and order, registration and prosecution of crimes, including religion related offences, rests primarily with the respective state governments.
State governments are competent to deal with religion related offences, he said.