New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women has slammed Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over his remarks on rapes in the nation, saying that the Rajasthan Chief Minister ought to cease using the language of rapists. The DCW`s observe got here in wake of the western state chief`s comment the place he held the Centre accountable for the regulation towards the rapists and had mentioned that after the regulation to hold the rape accused got here into pressure, the incidents of homicide after rape have elevated throughout the nation. The DCW cautioned Gehlot and mentioned that his statements on Nirbhaya had been insensitive and damage the sentiments of rape victims.
“Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot should stop using the language of rapists, the way he made fun of Nirbhaya has hurt the sentiment of rape victims. We struggled a lot to bring the law that rapists of small children be hanged,” Chairperson, Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal instructed ANI on Sunday. Maliwal additionally confused that the minister ought to implement regulation stringently in his dwelling state as Rajasthan had quite a few rape circumstances on the fore, including “Instead of making such useless remarks, it`s the responsibility of CM Ashok Gehlot to implement the law stringently as Rajasthan itself witnesses a lot of rape cases.”Â
DCW cautions Rajasthan CM about his use of phrases, tells him to cease using language of rapists
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During the demonstration by Congress towards the Central authorities over worth rise and unemployment on Friday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot mentioned that after the regulation to hold the rape accused got here into pressure, the incidents of homicide after rape have elevated throughout the nation. He additional mentioned that “after the Nirbhaya case, the demand to hang the accused gained momentum and after that, the law came into force. Since then, there has been an increase in the cases of murder of women after rape.”
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“Due to the law on the hanging of culprits after the Nirbhaya case, the incidents of murder after rape have increased. This is a dangerous trend being seen in the country,” mentioned Rajasthan CM. Gehlot claimed that the development of homicide after rape has reached an alarming degree throughout the nation. “The rapist feels that the victim will become a witness against the accused. In such a situation, the accused finds it right to kill the victim. The reports that are coming from all over the country show a very dangerous trend. The situation in the country is not good,” he added.
Last 12 months, senior Karnataka Congress chief and former Karnataka Assembly Speaker KR Ramesh Kumar, who made a sexist and unsavoury touch upon rape in the state Assembly created uproar in the nation, with many demanding his sacking as an MLA and protesting in the state Assembly.Speaking in the Assembly, Kumar had mentioned, “There is a saying that when rape is inevitable, lie down and enjoy it. That is exactly the position in which you are.”
Earlier, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Mulayam Singh Yadav had questioned the dying sentence of rapists and mentioned it was unfair to award the dying penalty to rapists for his or her errors. “Rape ke liye phaansi dena ghalat hai, ladkon se ghalti ho jaati hai, hum satta mein aaye to kanoon mein badlav karenge (Handing death sentence for rape is not fair… boys make mistakes… there will be changes in the law if we come to power),” Singh had mentioned.
The 4 convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and homicide case had been hanged to dying in Delhi`s Tihar jail on March 20, 2020, bringing down the curtains on the drama surrounding the execution that noticed the dying warrants cancelled thrice on numerous grounds.The 4 convicts, together with two others together with Ram Singh and a juvenile, had raped and brutally tortured a 23-year-old paramedic scholar on a transferring bus in south Delhi on the night time of December 16, 2012. The sufferer died just a few days later after battling for all times at a Singapore hospital. She was earlier admitted to Delhi`s Safdarjung Hospital.The case had created an uproar throughout the nation, particularly in Delhi the place a big quantity of individuals got here out on the streets, demanding justice for the sufferer, who was renamed as `Nirbhaya` or the fearless.Â