Parliament On Lynching

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali has made a serious allegation against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over the controversy surrounding the communal comments in the Lok Sabha by Ramesh Bidhuri, another BJP MP.

The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.

No separate data on people killed or injured by vigilante groups, mobs or crowds is maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, who last week in parliament called for public lynching of rapists, today indicated she supports the killing of four rape and murder accused by the Telangana Police.

When Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan claimed in parliament on Monday that people involved in heinous rape-murders were best "lynched in public", the idea found favour with many who believed that conventional punishments are not adequate to stem the occurrence of such crimes. A notable exception was Badrinath Singh, the father of a medical student ...

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan led a chorus of angry voices in the Rajya Sabha today as parliament debated the safety of women and children in the country against the backdrop of the brutal rape and murder of a young woman in Telangana

The Jharkhand police are focusing on the role of their colleagues and a doctor involved in the case of a 24-year-old man, who died after being beaten by a mob last week. A Special Investigation Team has been formed and two police officers have been suspended for lapses in the case. There is also indication of an attempted cover-up, as the dying dec...

The CPI (M) on Saturday demanded enactment of a comprehensive law to tackle crimes like mob lynching in the current session of Parliament to meet the apex court directions.

Mob killings and violence by vigilante groups can't be allowed, the Supreme Court has sternly said and urged that the parliament bring in a separate law against lynching. However, it appears that the ruling BJP doesn't think that's required.

The Congress party on Tuesday said it will raise the issues of mob lynching and women's safety besides many other important matters in Parliament's monsoon session which begins on Wednesday.

A BJP lawmaker from Jharkhand has said he will pay for the legal expenses of four men in Jharkhand accused of killing two others on suspicion of cattle theft in the state's Godda district. Nishikant Dubey, who represents the Godda constituency in the parliament, called it a "personal decision" since he believes the four men were being unfairly targ...

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the government in the Lok Sabha today over rising incidents of mob violence, accusing it of "indirectly encouraging" cow vigilantism. He demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi explain his government's stand on mob attacks in Parliament.

The Lok Sabha or the lower house of Parliament is discussing the issue of mob violence in the country. The opposition has been demanding a discussion on the subject.

After a stormy three days, the fourth day of monsoon session in parliament is expected to invite similar pandemonium. Opposition stays united in its resolve to question government on several issues including farmer distress, unemployment, atrocities on Dalits, lynchings, and problems arising from the Goods and Services Tax.

India stock markets surged today with Nifty hitting a 15-month high of 8,665 as hopes of the passage of GST Bill during the current monsoon session of Parliament lifted sentiments. The Sensex also rose over 200 points to an 11-month high of28,210.A rally in global equity markets also lifted the sentiment in domestic markets.

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali has made a serious allegation against BJP MP Nishikant Dubey over the controversy surrounding the communal comments in the Lok Sabha by Ramesh Bidhuri, another BJP MP.

The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.

No separate data on people killed or injured by vigilante groups, mobs or crowds is maintained by the National Crime Records Bureau, Rajya Sabha was informed on Wednesday.

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan, who last week in parliament called for public lynching of rapists, today indicated she supports the killing of four rape and murder accused by the Telangana Police.

When Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan claimed in parliament on Monday that people involved in heinous rape-murders were best "lynched in public", the idea found favour with many who believed that conventional punishments are not adequate to stem the occurrence of such crimes. A notable exception was Badrinath Singh, the father of a medical student ...

Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan led a chorus of angry voices in the Rajya Sabha today as parliament debated the safety of women and children in the country against the backdrop of the brutal rape and murder of a young woman in Telangana

The Jharkhand police are focusing on the role of their colleagues and a doctor involved in the case of a 24-year-old man, who died after being beaten by a mob last week. A Special Investigation Team has been formed and two police officers have been suspended for lapses in the case. There is also indication of an attempted cover-up, as the dying dec...

The CPI (M) on Saturday demanded enactment of a comprehensive law to tackle crimes like mob lynching in the current session of Parliament to meet the apex court directions.

Mob killings and violence by vigilante groups can't be allowed, the Supreme Court has sternly said and urged that the parliament bring in a separate law against lynching. However, it appears that the ruling BJP doesn't think that's required.

The Congress party on Tuesday said it will raise the issues of mob lynching and women's safety besides many other important matters in Parliament's monsoon session which begins on Wednesday.

A BJP lawmaker from Jharkhand has said he will pay for the legal expenses of four men in Jharkhand accused of killing two others on suspicion of cattle theft in the state's Godda district. Nishikant Dubey, who represents the Godda constituency in the parliament, called it a "personal decision" since he believes the four men were being unfairly targ...

Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge attacked the government in the Lok Sabha today over rising incidents of mob violence, accusing it of "indirectly encouraging" cow vigilantism. He demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi explain his government's stand on mob attacks in Parliament.

The Lok Sabha or the lower house of Parliament is discussing the issue of mob violence in the country. The opposition has been demanding a discussion on the subject.

After a stormy three days, the fourth day of monsoon session in parliament is expected to invite similar pandemonium. Opposition stays united in its resolve to question government on several issues including farmer distress, unemployment, atrocities on Dalits, lynchings, and problems arising from the Goods and Services Tax.

India stock markets surged today with Nifty hitting a 15-month high of 8,665 as hopes of the passage of GST Bill during the current monsoon session of Parliament lifted sentiments. The Sensex also rose over 200 points to an 11-month high of28,210.A rally in global equity markets also lifted the sentiment in domestic markets.