In May, the central government has set up the 39 special courts under the NIA Act to take up terror-related cases. Minority Affairs Minister K Rahman Khan had also written to Shinde expressing concern over “wrong arrests” of Muslim youths in different parts of the country in terror cases.
Apprising the Home Ministry of the concerns expressed by various Muslim bodies that the “draconian” provisions of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act can be misused against minorities, Khan had proposed setting up of special courts to ensure speedy trial of all terror cases.
Fully backing the Minority Affairs Minister's suggestion of setting up of special courts, Shinde wrote back to him saying, “You have my assurance that this will happen”.
