The Senate Standing Committee on Interior, led by Senator Mohsin Aziz, deliberated on these changes to remove section D and introduce public hangings as a punishment for rapists, following the high-profile gang-rape incident on the Lahore-Sialkot motorway in September 2020.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha on Thursday termed the rape of a 12-year-old minor in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain as heart-wrenching incident and emphasised the need for decisive action against such horrific crimes.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Thursday evening that the accused in the Ujjain minor rape incident has been arrested.
Surjewala said, “The way in which we wait for Ganpati Bappa, Madhya Pradesh is also waiting for happy days. It is hoped that Ganpati Bappa’s blessings remain and the immersion takes place. Ganpati Bappa may return but there should be an immersion of bad administration in Madhya Pradesh.”
Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress leaders and workers on Thursday staged a protest in the state capital Bhopal, and demanded the resignation of State Home Minister Narottam Mishra over the Ujjain minor rape incident.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday hit out at Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP) government over Ujjain minor rape incident saying that they should answer what steps have been taken for the security of women after being in power for 20 years.
During this, Gupta also discussed with the doctors and police about the conditions and statements of the victim, who is undergoing treatment at MTH Hospital in the city.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala slammed the Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP)-led Shivraj Singh Chouhan government over Ujjain minor rape incident saying that it has ashamed the soul of entire Madhya Pradesh and the country.
“A case has been registered under Mahakal police station in the district against unknown people in which rape incident has come to light and it has been confirmed in a medical examination,” said Sachin Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ujjain on Wednesday.
The Chairperson of the Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal on Friday, wrote a letter to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar demanding a Special Investigation Team probe into the rape incident that took place in Bihar's Saharsa.
One of the accused was arrested while the other is on the run, the police informed further. However, the police did not clarify if the accused conductor was arrested.