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Bengal govt will amend existing laws to ensure death penalty to rapists: Mamata
Updated On: 28 August, 2024 02:37 PM IST | Kolkata | PTI
The chief minister also said that the TMC will launch a movement from Saturday at the state`s grassroots to create pressure on the Centre to pass legislation for capital punishment of convicted rapists.
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Asserting that her government has zero tolerance for incidents of rape, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state assembly next week to ensure capital punishment to convicted rapists.
Banerjee said that she would sit for dharna outside Raj Bhavan if the governor delays in giving assent to the amended bill or forwards it to the President for ratification.
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