New Delhi: As the public anger over the Kathua Unnao rape cases increases, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said that his government would amend the law to secure the death penalty for the rapists of minor girls.
Mr Kejriwal vowed to take the legislative measure during the next assembly session, and he also said that he would also set up fast-track courts to complete the trial of the cases of crime against women in six months.
The CM of Delhi, however, lamented that as the government in the capital, its Vidhan Sabha too was “just a quarter of an assembly” as all bills passed by it, required the Centre’s approval.
Mr Kejriwal also launched a scathing attack on the BJP party over the recent Unnao and Kathua rape cases, saying a dangerous message was being relayed that if the accused were related to the party ruling at the Centre, the entire machinery would come down to shield him.
“In the last three years, the legislations which were passed and forwarded to the Centre, none of them have been approved. We will forward even these amendments to the Centre, and I appeal to the Union government to pass them so that they can be implemented for safety and speedy justice to women,” he said.
Mr Kejriwal was at Rajghat when he was speaking DCW chief Swati Maliwal has been staging a hunger strike since Friday, demanding provisions for swift capital punishment to all those found guilty of raping minors.
Mr Kejriwal also appealed to the judiciary of Delhi High Court to provide him with the total number of fast track courts and judges that are needed for the completion of the trial of all cases of crime against women within the next six months and promised to provide the requisite fund for the same purpose.
“We want women safe,” he said, adding he had also written to the high court in this regard in the past.
‘We will bring amendments in the IPC and CrPC during the next assembly session to ensure death penalty for those found guilty of raping minors and (set up) fast track courts so that trials get over in six months,” he said.
“As CM, I am worried about the safety of women in Delhi. As an Indian, I am worried about the safety of women in my country. I am participating in this protest today to demand a system, which ensures their safety,” he said.
While talking about the recent Unnao rape case related to BJP MLA as the key accused, Mr Kejriwal said that no FIR was registered for several months in the case and “leave aside arresting the culprits, the victim’s father was arrested and murdered in custody.”
In a scathing attack on the BJP party, he said that it conveys “a very dangerous message” the way the entire UP government, the chief minister, the Centre and the police tried to help and shield the accused MLA.
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