Lalu Yadav reveals Delhi gang rape victim’s name
Kolkata: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Friday while demanding death punishment for the perpetrators of the Delhi gang-rape and murder, mentioned the name of the victim.
Union Law Minister Ashwani Kumar this month had opined that the law was not in favour of revealing the identity of the victim.
Citing examples of Arab countries where criminals are stoned to death, Lalu Prasad demanded the culprits should be hanged and called for stronger laws and stringent punishment for rape and other crimes against women.
“Our party has always been advocating for punishment for rapists and in the next session of parliament we will put pressure on the government to amend the respective laws and provide death for rape,” he said.
A 23-year-old trainee physiotherapist was brutally raped by six men in a moving bus in south Delhi December 16. She died December 29 in a Singapore hospital where she was airlifted for specialised treatment.
