The Rajasthan government has decided to enact laws to curb incidents of mob lynching and honour killing, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot told the state assembly Tuesday.
Gehlot made the announcement while replying to a debate on the state budget in the assembly.
Expressing concern over the rising incidents of mob lynching, Gehlot said his government will soon enact a law on the pattern of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh to curb incidents of mob lynching.
Recently, the Uttar Pradesh Law Commission framed a draft legislation to combat mob lynching. The Congress-led Madhya Pradesh also reportedly plans a similar law.
In July last year, the Supreme Court had urged Parliament to consider enacting a new law to tackle incidents of lynching. A few months later, the Manipur Assembly passed a Bill against mob violence.
The previous BJP government in the state had drawn flak after the 2017 killing of Pehlu Khan over alleged cow smuggling by a mob in Alwar district.
The chief minister said a strict law to curb incidents of honour killing too will be enacted.
Referring to the recent murder of a newly-wed couple in Sirohi district, Gehlot said family members may not accept the inter-faith or inter-caste marriages of their children, but "what right do they have to kill?
Accusing the BJP of tarnishing the image of former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, Gehlot said, "Those who distort history will not be able to make history even if they get a big post."
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