Kolkata:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, below large strain from the Opposition for the reason that rape-murder of a younger physician in Kolkata — has declared that she would change the legal guidelines within the state to make dying penalty necessary for rape. The modification can be handed by the state meeting subsequent week. There ought to solely be one punishment for rape — hanging, hanging, hanging,” she stated amid whoops of approval at a rally at this time.
At present the rape legal guidelines have a provision for dying penalty, together with jail time period. It’s the prerogative of the choose to determine on the severity of punishment as soon as an offender is convicted.
Ms Banerjee, whose authorities has been below assault over a number of points surrounding the rape-murder, stated her celebration and authorities had demanded dying penalty in an earlier case as properly, however that not work. The criminals got jail time period.
“Now we have wished dying penalty for Kamduni rape case additionally. Nevertheless it didn’t occur. They received launched. I’ve recordsdata – it’s already 10 years and they need to be launched now,” the Chief Minister stated. “Why ought to they be launched? Why ought to a assassin be launched? Why ought to a rapist be launched? Why ought to an attacker, a torturer, be launched?” she stated.
She stated she had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, interesting that every one such loopholes be eliminated. However that didn’t occur both. “What’s the level of making such a Nyay Samhita?” she questioned.
There was additionally a warning for the state Governor CV Anand Bose, who has been among the many sharpest critics of the state authorities.
Ms Banerjee stated that she would sit for dharna exterior Raj Bhavan if the Governor delays in giving assent to the amended invoice or forwards it to the President of India for ratification.
Guidelines although, require that such a regulation must be signed off by the President, since felony regulation is a matter which comes below each Centre and the state.
The Chief Minister stated her Trinamool Congress will launch a motion from Saturday to create strain on the Centre to cross related laws.
