Bill to restore SC/ST Act provisions gets Cabinet nod

Under attack from the opposition, dalit groups and its allies, the Modi government on Wednesday decided to restore a provision of the SC/ST Act allowing arrest of an accused without preliminary enquiry or prior approval that was recently struck down by the Supreme Court. The Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Bill, 2018 to amend the original law of 1989 was approved by the Union Cabinet and is likely to be introduced in the ongoing monsoon session of Parliament to make it a law. (Text: IANS)