New Delhi: The Delhi government is set to withdraw its earlier circular which ruled out the banning of the controversial two-finger test on rape survivors.
The government will also initiate action against the officer who issued the circular. Congress leader RPN Singh welcomed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) governmen&rsquo;s move to withdraw the test.
&ldquo;It's unfortunate that the state government reintroduced the two-finger test for rape victims, but it's a good thing they are withdrawing it now,&rdquo; Singh told ANI. Meanwhile, lawyer and social activist Abha Singh questioned how the Delhi government can issue such a notification, despite a Supreme Court ruling to the contrary.
&ldquo;Supreme Court has held that the two finger test is cruel, inhuman, degrading. It violates the mental and physical integrity and dignity of a rape victim. What is surprising that after such clear SC guidelines how the AAP-led Delhi government has come out with a notification instructing hospitals to carry the two-finger test? Is this empowerment,&rdquo; asked Singh.
In 2013, the Supreme Court had ruled that the two-finger test and its interpretation &ldquo;violates the right of rape survivors to privacy, physical and mental integrity and dignity.&rdquo;

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The Delhi government is set to withdraw its earlier circular which ruled out the banning of the controversial two-finger test on rape survivors

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