Anti-lynching Bill passed in Rajasthan Assembly

Jaipur, August 5

The Rajasthan legislative Assembly today passed a Bill providing for life imprisonment and a fine up to Rs 5 lakh to convicts in cases of mob lynching involving the victim’s death.

“The Rajasthan Protection from Lynching Bill, 2019” was passed by the Vidhan Sabha by a voice vote amid vociferous protest by the Opposition BJP, which wanted the Bill to be referred to a select committee. The Bill was introduced by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Shanti Dhariwal in the Assembly last week.

Dhariwal said though there are provisions in the IPC and the CrPC to deal with mob lynching cases, they are not adequate.  Accordingly, the government has brought in the Bill to provide for strict punishment to curb such incidents, he said. — PTI 

from The Tribune https://ift.tt/2ZADTDT
via Today’s News Headlines