First of all let's thank Justice Verma committee for submission of its report before time. The proposals on 'Amendment to criminal laws' are very comprehensive and situate sexual violence against women within a broader frame work of socio-economic conditions and issues concerning governance, the law, politics and social attitudes and the reforms required to ensure justice for women. It has rightly said that all sexual identities are entitled to protection. Since the possibility of sexual assault on women as well as homosexual, transgender and transsexual rape, is a reality, the legal provisions have to be cognizant of same.
The recommendation of the committee are very historical and they have come just before 64th republic day of our nation. Now it is for the government of India to set up multi-ministerial committee to look into these recommendations and act honestly to implement them at the earliest. Recommendation such as Police reforms, scraping AFPSA, changes in The representation of the people act, improvement of conditions in the juvenile homes, proposal to tackle the multiple sources of discrimination and inequality affecting women are widely welcomed by all the right thinking people of the country and now it is for the government to make sure that the great efforts put up by the committee should not go in vain as we have seen in the case of the reports of various commissions in the past.
As we are a democratic nation and actual power lies in the hands of the people, now the time has come for all of us to come out on the streets as we came out in the month of December 2012, to get these recommendations implemented in its totality. I have full faith in youth of my country, who timelessly fought against gender discrimination a few days back and demanded a lot of change in the laws. They will certainly fight for the implementation of these recommendation and as I think this will be true tribute to the brave soul, who laid down her life in Delhi in that inhuman incident.
The recommendation of the committee are very historical and they have come just before 64th republic day of our nation. Now it is for the government of India to set up multi-ministerial committee to look into these recommendations and act honestly to implement them at the earliest. Recommendation such as Police reforms, scraping AFPSA, changes in The representation of the people act, improvement of conditions in the juvenile homes, proposal to tackle the multiple sources of discrimination and inequality affecting women are widely welcomed by all the right thinking people of the country and now it is for the government to make sure that the great efforts put up by the committee should not go in vain as we have seen in the case of the reports of various commissions in the past.
As we are a democratic nation and actual power lies in the hands of the people, now the time has come for all of us to come out on the streets as we came out in the month of December 2012, to get these recommendations implemented in its totality. I have full faith in youth of my country, who timelessly fought against gender discrimination a few days back and demanded a lot of change in the laws. They will certainly fight for the implementation of these recommendation and as I think this will be true tribute to the brave soul, who laid down her life in Delhi in that inhuman incident.
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