Indian Citizens Likes New Ordinance

New Delhi, April 23: As we knew that, The Cabinet on Thursday approved an ordinance which will allow the death penalty to be given to those who are convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age.

In this regard, a citizen survey has now shown that nearly 76 percent of the people agree with it. The survey, which was conducted by NGO LocalCircles, saw nearly 18 percent of the respondents voting in favor of life imprisonment without parole for convicted rapists while three percent said that they (child rape convicts) should be given a seven-year jail term (which is the current law).

The survey received more than 40,000 votes.

The Union Cabinet - headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi - held a meeting on Saturday, where the ordinance to award death penalty to those who are convicted of raping children up to 12 years of age was passed.