Women activists slam govt for not considering marital rape as criminal offence

Women activists slam govt for not considering marital rape as criminal offence

New Delhi, May 1: Criticizing the Central Government’s move not to consider marital rape as a crime, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson Barkha Shukla on Thursday said that the former was compromising on the right and independence of women. ”Women must have right to do what they want to. There should be a feeling of security in women. Even if it a husband forces himself on her, she has every right to protest. The independence and will of a woman is extremely important,” said Shukla.Meanwhile, activist Jagmati Sangwan said that the Justice Verma Committee report clearly mentioned marital rape as a crime and added that she is planning an agitation against the government’s decision. ”Rape is a form of violence. When done by someone known or unknown, it is a crime. And if it is done by a husband, that’s an aggravated form of crime. In the Justice Verma Committee report, it is clearly mentioned that marital rape is a crime and there is a clause of punishment too. We will agitate against this,” said Sangwan

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