Click to play videoNew Delhi: First, actor Shabana Azmi alleged discrimination in buying a house in Mumbai, then her colleague from Bollywood Emran Hashmi too allegedly faced the same problem.
Not just that, the Delhi Police recently released a booklet on how people from the Northeast should conduct themselves in the city.
All these cases and many more have prompted the UPA government to finalise a law to provide equal opportunity to all.
The Bill in its current form gives powers to a Commission to deal with cases related to education, employment and any other area as notified by the government.
Sources in the Minority Affairs Ministry say housing will be first to be added to this list at the time of notification and the proposed law will be applicable to both public and private sector.
The Equal Opportunity Commission will have powers to recommend to the states and the Centre to hand out disincentives.
For example, a housing society guilty of discrimination could have its tax incentives or water and power connections at concessional rates withdrawn.
"Housing is the most important problem. It’s because of this we are witnessing the ghetto culture in major cities,” says spokesperson of All India Muslim Personal Board, S Q R Illyas.
Soon the bill is to be put before the Cabinet for approval and the Government wants it to be introduced in parliament in the coming Winter Session.
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