Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram Monday said that the passed ordinance on sexual crime against women is not the final bill but it is in legislative process.
The final bill will come out when this ordinance is passed in the parliament, said Chidambaram while addressing to a press conference here Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Manish Tewari.
Elaborating his statement, FM said, the ordinance approved by the Union Cabinet is not a final decision, and it is an obligation on the government to introduce a bill and get it passed in Parliament within six weeks.
Rejecting the allegation of the left parties that called it merely an eyewash, Chidambaram said the government has been faithful to the Justice Verma Committee report, but some of their recommendations have not been incorporated in the ordinance, as there are divergences of opinion.
"The Justice Verma Committee gave its report in record time and we are deeply grateful for them, but some recommendations have not been incorporated in the ordinance as there are divergences of opinion, which require more consultations," said Chidambaram.
"We are dealing with a grave issue, which has to be dealt with utmost seriousness. Marital rape is a difficult issue on which we will have to hear the opinion of everybody, because there is no universality of opinion on the issue. The government has not included a few clauses, but it hasn't rejected anything," he added.
He assured the media that government is committed to introduce a strong bill to amend laws regarding crimes against women, and the stringent provisions of ordinance will deter potential criminals between now and the time the new law is passed by Parliament.
President Pranab Mukherjee yesterday signed the ordinance on sexual assault, which was passed by the Union Cabinet on Friday. But some women's rights groups are blaming that the government has selectively accepted the recommendations of the Justice Verma commission.
--With ANI Inputs--
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