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Congress bats for sexual minorities in manifesto

New Delhi: The Congress in its election manifesto released Wednesday promised to bring a new legislation to protect the rights of sexual minorities.Listing the legal reforms it plans to move in if voted again to

The issue will receive separate and continued attention."

The issue of gay rights has been the cause of much controversy after the Supreme Court last year chose to retain Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which criminalises consensual gay sex.

The decision was decried by gay rights activists. The Delhi High Court in its 2009 verdict decriminalised consensual gay sex.