Politics of Religious Hate-Beyond the Bills

Politics of Religious Hate Beyond the Bills Anil Nauriya WHATEVER the merits or otherwise of the legislation on .'religion and polities', whose consideration has now been deferred, it was not only a tactical but also a factual error to have described the legislation as intended 'to delink religion and politics'. This description has been repeatedly used by government spokesmen: the union min- ister for parliamentary affairs resorted to it again as recently as on August 30 while suggesting that there might be a special session of parliament to consider at least one of the bills.