Topic: Government policies and interventions for development in various sectors and issues arising out of their design and implementation.
4. Do you think there is need for a central anti-superstition law in order to deal strictly with crimes associated with superstition, occult practices and black magic? (250 words)
Difficulty level: Moderate
Reference: The Hindu
Why the question:
The brutal murders of two women as part of “ritualistic human sacrifices” in Pathanamthitta district of Kerala have left the country in shock. And in the absence of a comprehensive law to counter such inhuman acts, the call for a strict anti-superstition law has only grown louder.
Key Demand of the question:
To write about the need for an anti-superstition law across the country.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Begin by giving the statistic related to crimes due to superstitious practise.
Body:
First, write about the prevalence of superstition, occult practices and black magic in the Indian society and how it impacts the society in the absence of an anti-superstition law.
In the next part, write about the various measures taken by state governments like Maharashtra and Karnataka to deal with the same and how a central law can be effective curbing superstitious beliefs effectively.
Next, write about the impediments to enactment of such a law.
Conclusion:
Conclude by writing a way forward.
