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Cabinet divided over anti-rape bill

New Delhi, Mar 12:  Amid differences of opinion in the cabinet over the proposed anti-rape law, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Tuesday expressed confidence that the government will resolve the issue by Thursday and pass the

IANS Updated on: March 12, 2013 17:55 IST
A protester throws a traffic cone at Indian police during a violent demonstration near the India Gate against the gang rape and brutal beating of a 23-year-old student on a bus last week, in New Delhi, India, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. The attack last Sunday has sparked days of protests across the country. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)
While Finance Minister P. Chidambaram wants the bill to be gender neutral by replacing the word “rape” with “sexual assault”, women activists have impressed upon the government to retain the word “rape” so that law is seen as specifically for crimes again women.



Also, Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath is against lowering the age of juvenile criminals from 18 to 16, an issue which came into focus after the Delhi gang-rape, in which one of the accused is a juvenile.

Informed sources said the government needed to be careful on defining provisions which made stalking and voyeurism punishable under law as these might be challenged in a court.






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