BENGALURU: Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai took a tough stand in this matter on Wednesday. Mysore Gangrape case by saying that the Karnataka government will seek death penalty in the incident in which six people have been arrested for the heinous crime.
At the end of the high-voltage debate on the matter in the assembly, in which the opposition alleged that the police had failed to act quickly while the government supported the police, CM Bommai Said that the incident would be dealt with utmost care to bring the culprits to justice.
He said, ‘I assure this house that the government will not allow any harm to the guilty. We will register a water tight case against the accused and ensure that the chargesheet cannot be quashed. Besides, the government will seek death penalty in the case which is one of the most heinous crimes in the state in recent times,” said CM Bommai.
The incident took place in Mysore on the evening of August 24, in which a student, along with a batchmate, was attacked by six men at the foothills of Chamundi hills in Mysore’s educational and tourism hub.
Home Minister Arga Gyanendra claimed that within 80 hours of the incident, the police arrested six people in connection with the case.
Gyanendra informed the House that the Government is going to look for a Special Counsel to fight the case and proceed expeditiously in the prosecution.
“We are taking a long-term view on rape and atrocities against women by seeking the concurrence of the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court to set up fast track courts to deal with heinous crimes,” Gyanendra said.
Earlier, women legislators took crooked-minded men to carry out the incident, cutting across party lines.
“Let me as a doctor and gynecologist tell that your manhood is not dependent on testosterone. Use dopamine and other such elements in your brain and be gentle,” said Congress MLA Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar.
The women legislators also took a dig at the Vice Chancellor of Mysore by suggesting that women should not come out of their hostels after 6 pm.
“Let the Mysore VC make such laws for male students who will jump on campus walls too. Such statements by the heads of educational institutions are not compatible with the 21st century. Does this mean that the government and the state cannot protect women? Questioned MLA Vinisha Lobo Roopa Shashidharo.
whereas MLA Soumya Reddy Questioned what happened to the allocation under Nirbhaya Fund, which is Rs 436 crore, Lakshmi Hebbalkar Remind the government that since 2018 there are 1,300 rape cases in the state and only 6 have been convicted.
“At least 70 per cent of these cases pertain to women belonging to backward classes and SC/ST communities,” he reminded.
The legislators also demanded that awareness camps about justice should be organized for lawmakers and advocates in the state. Verma Recommendations on sex crimes in the country
At the end of the high-voltage debate on the matter in the assembly, in which the opposition alleged that the police had failed to act quickly while the government supported the police, CM Bommai Said that the incident would be dealt with utmost care to bring the culprits to justice.
He said, ‘I assure this house that the government will not allow any harm to the guilty. We will register a water tight case against the accused and ensure that the chargesheet cannot be quashed. Besides, the government will seek death penalty in the case which is one of the most heinous crimes in the state in recent times,” said CM Bommai.
The incident took place in Mysore on the evening of August 24, in which a student, along with a batchmate, was attacked by six men at the foothills of Chamundi hills in Mysore’s educational and tourism hub.
Home Minister Arga Gyanendra claimed that within 80 hours of the incident, the police arrested six people in connection with the case.
Gyanendra informed the House that the Government is going to look for a Special Counsel to fight the case and proceed expeditiously in the prosecution.
“We are taking a long-term view on rape and atrocities against women by seeking the concurrence of the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court to set up fast track courts to deal with heinous crimes,” Gyanendra said.
Earlier, women legislators took crooked-minded men to carry out the incident, cutting across party lines.
“Let me as a doctor and gynecologist tell that your manhood is not dependent on testosterone. Use dopamine and other such elements in your brain and be gentle,” said Congress MLA Dr. Anjali Nimbalkar.
The women legislators also took a dig at the Vice Chancellor of Mysore by suggesting that women should not come out of their hostels after 6 pm.
“Let the Mysore VC make such laws for male students who will jump on campus walls too. Such statements by the heads of educational institutions are not compatible with the 21st century. Does this mean that the government and the state cannot protect women? Questioned MLA Vinisha Lobo Roopa Shashidharo.
whereas MLA Soumya Reddy Questioned what happened to the allocation under Nirbhaya Fund, which is Rs 436 crore, Lakshmi Hebbalkar Remind the government that since 2018 there are 1,300 rape cases in the state and only 6 have been convicted.
“At least 70 per cent of these cases pertain to women belonging to backward classes and SC/ST communities,” he reminded.
The legislators also demanded that awareness camps about justice should be organized for lawmakers and advocates in the state. Verma Recommendations on sex crimes in the country
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