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Shinde blunders again, names Bhandara rape victims
Friday March 01, 2013 07:19:29 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Home
Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Friday landed himself in yet another
controversy as in Rajya Sabha he named the three minor girls who
were raped and murdered in Maharashtra's Bhandara district,
attracting the ire of the BJP and women activists. The names were
later expunged from the records.
"I have withdrawn the statement and deputy chairman of Rajya Sabha
(P.J. Kurien) expunged it. I have asked the home secretary to
inquire into the matter," Shinde told reporters.
Shinde read out a statement on the gruesome incident in
Maharashtra where three minor sisters were kidnapped, raped and
murdered last month. Their bodies were taken out from a well.
He named all the rape victims, which according to the law is
prohibited.
The matter was raised by Leader of Opposition Arun Jaitley, who
said Shinde should not have named Bhandara rape victims.
"As per the Criminal Law Ordinance, 2013, the identity of rape
victims is never to be revealed. However, the home minister in
paragraph two has given names of all the three victims," the
Bharatiya Janata Party leader (BJP) said.
Jaitley demanded the home minister withdraw the statement, have it
corrected and table it again in the house.
Kurien ordered that the names be expunged.
"It is a very important matter and it (names) should be treated as
expunged and media should also not use the names in any reports,
else action will be taken," he said.
Reacting to the development, Communist Party of India-Marxist
(CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said: "It was shocking and
unfortunate and should not have happened."
Defending Shinde, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said
the minister withdrew the remarks immediately after it was brought
to his notice.
"I think what happened was clearly something that the home
ministry doesn't want to insist upon and very graciously he
withdrew. So I don't see there should be any issue on it at all,"
said Khurshid.
Women activists condemned the minister's slip, saying it was
highly uncalled for.
"He is responsible for violating law of the land and should be
held accountable. A cabinet minister's statement is a collective
responsibility of the cabinet and we demand action from prime
minister's office," said Ranjana Kumari, director, Centre for
Social Research.
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