Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari today welcomed the central government's decision to approve promulgation of the Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018 to award death sentence to those convicted of raping children of up 1o 12 years of age.
In a statement, he said the cabinet's decision should act as a deterrent to criminals involved in such heinous crimes.
"This amendment done with promptness shows that the Modi government does not indulge in politics on such sensitive issues," he said.
According to the party's statement, Tiwari said, "We request the government of India to make rape a totally non-bailable offence once cognizance is taken by the court and rape matters be tried only in fast track courts."
The Union Cabinet today approved an ordinance to provide stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of rape of girls below 12 years.
New fast-track courts will be set up to deal with such cases and special forensic kits for rape cases will be given to all police stations and hospitals in the long term, according to the Criminal Law Amendment Ordinance cleared by a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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