{"id":27257,"date":"2013-03-17T23:46:31","date_gmt":"2013-03-17T18:16:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/?p=27257"},"modified":"2013-03-17T23:48:24","modified_gmt":"2013-03-17T18:18:24","slug":"upa-seeks-consensus-on-anti-rape-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/upa-seeks-consensus-on-anti-rape-bill","title":{"rendered":"UPA seeks consensus on anti-rape bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/anti-rape.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"27258\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/upa-seeks-consensus-on-anti-rape-bill\/anti-rape\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/anti-rape.jpg?fit=266%2C189&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"266,189\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"anti rape\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/anti-rape.jpg?fit=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/anti-rape.jpg?fit=266%2C189&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-27258\" alt=\"anti rape\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.in\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/anti-rape.jpg?resize=266%2C189&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"266\" height=\"189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/anti-rape.jpg?w=266&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/03\/anti-rape.jpg?resize=150%2C106&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a>IANS,<\/p>\n<p>A day before an all-party meet to debate the controversial anti-rape bill, the UPA government Sunday said it would evolve a consensus on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP) have expressed reservations over the legislation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We hope there will be a consensus (on the issue) at the all-party meet,&#8221; a Congress minister said.<\/p>\n<p>The SP is opposed to the bill, particularly the clause on lowering the age for consensual sex from 18 to 16 years.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will oppose the bill at the all-party meeting. If it is brought for voting in parliament, the SP will vote against it,&#8221; party leader Ram Gopal Yadav had said Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The BJP is also concerned over the clause.<\/p>\n<p>BJP leader Najma Heptulla had said: &#8220;If a person below 18 is a juvenile and is given relaxed punishments because he is not mature enough to know the consequences of what he is doing, how is a child of 16 mature enough to consent to sexual activity?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>However, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supported the government and said the controversial provisions of the bill could be discussed in parliament.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our party will support the anti-rape bill being brought by the central government in any form and shape,&#8221; BSP chief Mayawati had told reporters on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Last week the government managed to resolve the differences over the bill within the cabinet with a group of ministers debating the controversial clauses threadbare.<\/p>\n<p>The ministers differed on the use of word &#8220;rape&#8221; in place of &#8220;sexual assault&#8221;, lowering of age of consent from 18 to 16 years and the definition of voyeurism and stalking, punishable under the bill.<\/p>\n<p>The bill also proposes the death penalty in the rarest of rare cases for rape and for repeat offenders.<\/p>\n<p>It also incorporated suggestions of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee formed to give views to make anti-rape laws stronger.<\/p>\n<p>The issue has been in sharp focus after the brutal assault and gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi Dec 16 last year. She succumbed to her injuries Dec 29 in a Singapore hospital where she had been airlifted for treatment.<\/p>\n<p>The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013, will replace the ordinance promulgated by President Pranab Mukherjee Feb 3.<\/p>\n<p>It has to be passed by April 4, within six weeks from Feb 21, when parliament&#8217;s budget session started.<\/p>\n<p>Activists have accused the government of lacking political will to bring stronger laws to protect women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IANS, A day before an all-party meet to debate the controversial anti-rape bill, the UPA government Sunday said it would evolve a consensus on the issue. 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