Publicize death-penalty for rapists to deter those with demonic-mindset: PM
Asserting that the rule of law is supreme for his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today called for giving wide publicity to the cases in which rapists were awarded the death sentence, saying it would instill fear in people with "demonic mindset". "The country, our society need to be rid off this demonic mindset," he said during his Independence Day address from Red Fort.
Inculcate respect for women in your children: PM to parents
Modi said the society needs to feel a million times more pain a rape victim endures. He spoke about fast-track trial of rapes in MP and Rajasthan where the convicts were condemned to death within days and said such cases need to be given wide publicity to deter people from committing such crimes. He asked people to inculcate respect for women in their children.
In a first, three women judges in Supreme Court: PM
The Prime Minister also referred to the elevation of two women as judges of the Supreme Court. "Now, in a first, there are three women judges in the top court," he said. Justices Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee were recently elevated as judges of the Supreme Court. Justice R Banumathi is the senior most and was elevated to the court on August 13, 2014.
