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| Rape ordinance is not final, |
| Rape ordinance is not final, says government: Highlights
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| INDIA
, 4-February-2013
6:49:20 AM |
| Union Ministers P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari spoke to the media today on the ordinance on sexual assault that was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee over the weekend
We are dealing with a grave issue, which has to be dealt with utmost seriousness.
•It is the obligation upon the government to introduce the bill, replace the ordinance and get it replaced before six week period.
•If we took the route of a bill, the changes in law will take place only after the passage of the bill.
•Since there is a universal demand that the law must be amended immediately, the government came to the conclusion that there was a strong case for the ordinance.
•The ordinance will amend criminal law instantly; it is the starting point of a legislative process.
•Justice Verma Committee gave its report in record time; deeply grateful to the committee.
•Some recommendations of the Justice Verma committee have not been incorporated in the ordinance as there are divergence of opinion. These require more consultations.
•Government welcomes suggestions by the public to incorporate changes in the law.
•Govt hopes that stringent provisions of Ordinance will deter potential criminals during now and time when new law is passed by Parliament.
•Further discussions will take place with other political parties and in Parliament.
•Not right to say govt rejected recommendations of the JS Verma Committee.
•Marital rape is a difficult issue on which we will have to hear the opinion of everybody; there is no universality of opinion on that
•Amendments intended to protect dignity of victim, restrain police excesses & facilitate better evidence recording.
•The government has not included a few clauses, but it hasn't rejected anything.
•We have done nothing to alter the precedent that death is a punishment in the rarest of rare cases.
•Today death is a punishment for many crimes. The Supreme Court said that death penalty is given in the rarest of rare cases.
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