Reply of Secomd The central government on Friday responded to the second letter written by Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This time too, the reply has been given by Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi.
Yesterday, CM Mamata Banerjee demanded the provision of the death penalty for the accused of rape. On this the Union Minister replied that in cases like rape, there is already a provision for the death penalty to the culprit. The Indian Justice Code (BNS) provides for a minimum of 10 years in prison for rape, which can be extended to life imprisonment or death penalty.
In such a situation, the central government believes that these laws should be properly followed by the states, so that the victim can get justice. But the Mamata government is not taking any action regarding the pending case of POCSO in Bengal, the reply from the Union Minister further added.
On Thursday, Mamata Banerjee wrote the second letter to Prime Minister Modi in 8 days regarding the Kolkata rape-murder case. In this, Mamata had said – I had written a letter on August 22 demanding a law to give severe punishment to the rapist, but did not get any response from you on such a sensitive issue.
The central government has rejected Mamata’s claim in which she had said that 88 fast-track courts are running in the state to settle cases like rape.
Annapurna Devi said in the second letter that it is true that 88 fast track courts are running in the state, but they are completely different from the center’s plan. These include cases related to the elderly, women, children, land acquisition disputes and cases lasting for more than five years.
In fact, Mamata had written a letter to the PM on August 22 that 90 rapes are happening every day in the country. Fast track courts should be created. In response to this, on August 26, Women Development Minister Annapurna Devi wrote a letter to Mamata, in which she alleged that most of the 123 fast track courts in Bengal are closed. Then Mamata wrote another letter and said that 88 fast track courts are running.