Live: Rajya Sabha passes Juvenile Justice Bill, age of minors reduced to 16 years for henious crimes
The Bill aimed at amending the Juvenile Justice Act and treat convicts who are 16 and above like adults in crimes like rape and murder has been listed 11 times in the last one year.
After days of disruption, there is peace in the Rajya Sabha as the House on Tuesday discussed the Juvenile Justice Bill.
Women and Child Welfare minister Maneka Gandhi opened the discussion stating that the government is not implementing an arbitrary law to send 16-year-olds to jail, but creating another legal layer to review juvenile crimes on a case by case basis.
TMC leader Derek O’Brien suggested that the government should play a more active role in post-remand rehabilitation. Nirbhaya’s parents are at Parliament to watch the proceedings.
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