FILE photo: Congress General Secretary Digvijaya Singh
New Delhi:
After the BJP endorsed the Supreme Court's order against homosexuality, the Congress today said the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or RSS, the saffron party's parent body, should also break its silence on the matter.
"On Article (sic) 377 we would like to know the official version of RSS," tweeted party general secretary Digvijaya Singh.
While BJP leaders, initially, had refused to take a stand on the controversial order or not, BJP President Rajnath Singh, on Saturday, said that if the government convened an all-party meeting on the issue, his party would support Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which bans homosexuality.
"If an all-party meeting is called, we will support Section 377 as we believe that homosexuality is an un-natural act. We cannot support it," Mr Singh said. (Read)
Earlier, when this question was posed to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, and her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley at a press conference, Ms Swaraj had said, "The Supreme Court judgement says if Parliament wants, it can change it. The government can call an all-party meeting to build a consensus on the issue. We will see the government proposal in the meeting and tell our view."
The party has been cautious in taking a stand on the issue as many BJP leaders feel opinion in the society is divided on it.
"On Article (sic) 377 we would like to know the official version of RSS," tweeted party general secretary Digvijaya Singh.
While BJP leaders, initially, had refused to take a stand on the controversial order or not, BJP President Rajnath Singh, on Saturday, said that if the government convened an all-party meeting on the issue, his party would support Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) which bans homosexuality.
"If an all-party meeting is called, we will support Section 377 as we believe that homosexuality is an un-natural act. We cannot support it," Mr Singh said. (Read)
Earlier, when this question was posed to Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, and her Rajya Sabha counterpart Arun Jaitley at a press conference, Ms Swaraj had said, "The Supreme Court judgement says if Parliament wants, it can change it. The government can call an all-party meeting to build a consensus on the issue. We will see the government proposal in the meeting and tell our view."
The party has been cautious in taking a stand on the issue as many BJP leaders feel opinion in the society is divided on it.
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