Government defends ordinance, promises debate as women protest | ummid.com
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Ordinance, 2013, was given assent to Sunday by President Pranab Mukherjee. The government says it is largely based on the recommendations of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee, set up by the government Dec 23, 2012, following nationa wide outrage over the gruesome gang-rape of a 23-year-old woman Dec 16.
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