Cabinet divided over anti-rape bill
New Delhi, Mar 12: Amid differences of opinion in the cabinet over the proposed anti-rape law, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Tuesday expressed confidence that the government will resolve the issue by Thursday and pass the
Also, Minister for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath is against lowering the age of juvenile criminals from 18 to 16, an issue which came into focus after the Delhi gang-rape, in which one of the accused is a juvenile.
Informed sources said the government needed to be careful on defining provisions which made stalking and voyeurism punishable under law as these might be challenged in a court.