Yet another day, yet another meeting to decide the ultimate fate, shape and contents of the eagerly anticipated anti rape law; only difference being that a select group of ministers led by Mr. P. Chidambaram will be debating the same with the damocles sword of a fast approaching deadline hanging over their heads........
Mr. Chidambaram on his part had said that "eighty percent of the contents and provisions of the bill have already been decided upon, the sticking points are the remaining twenty percent, we will have extensive decisions on the same and send the revised draft to the cabinet for consideration latest by Thursday, March 14, 2013,".......
Honestly, Mr. Chidambaram and his fellow ministers have little or no choice apart from meeting these tight deadlines as the government has called for an all party meeting to discuss this very same bill on the 18th of March and this session of parliament comes to an end on March 22........
Informed sources have already let the cat out of the bag and confirmed the long held speculation about the UPA's two support bases the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party being vehemently opposed to this bill, the very same sources went on to say that the two party supremos have already informed the government that this bill is simply not acceptable to them in it's present form........
Bharatiya Janata Party spokespersons are also on record saying the party is of the informed opinion that certain provisions of the anti rape law are extremely draconian and will not go down well with the sensibilities of a patriarchal and mostly medievalistic society........
One only hopes that the government of the day, it's supporting as well as opposing parties are able to set aside their differences and arrive at some sort of consensus or common meeting ground or this bill may also end up going the way of the women's reservation bill that is yet to see the light of the day and come up for debate in the Lok Sabha despite having been passed by the upper house many moons ago........
Mr. Chidambaram on his part had said that "eighty percent of the contents and provisions of the bill have already been decided upon, the sticking points are the remaining twenty percent, we will have extensive decisions on the same and send the revised draft to the cabinet for consideration latest by Thursday, March 14, 2013,".......
Honestly, Mr. Chidambaram and his fellow ministers have little or no choice apart from meeting these tight deadlines as the government has called for an all party meeting to discuss this very same bill on the 18th of March and this session of parliament comes to an end on March 22........
Informed sources have already let the cat out of the bag and confirmed the long held speculation about the UPA's two support bases the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party being vehemently opposed to this bill, the very same sources went on to say that the two party supremos have already informed the government that this bill is simply not acceptable to them in it's present form........
Bharatiya Janata Party spokespersons are also on record saying the party is of the informed opinion that certain provisions of the anti rape law are extremely draconian and will not go down well with the sensibilities of a patriarchal and mostly medievalistic society........
One only hopes that the government of the day, it's supporting as well as opposing parties are able to set aside their differences and arrive at some sort of consensus or common meeting ground or this bill may also end up going the way of the women's reservation bill that is yet to see the light of the day and come up for debate in the Lok Sabha despite having been passed by the upper house many moons ago........
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