Ordinance On Sexual Assault

Union Ministers P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari spoke to the media today on the ordinance on sexual assault that was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee over the weekend.

Despite objections by women's groups, President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on sexual assault which was passed by the union cabinet on Friday. Women's rights groups had urged the President yesterday not to sign the ordinance, saying the cabinet had selectively accepted the recommendations of the Justice JS Verma commission.

Union Ministers P Chidambaram and Manish Tewari spoke to the media today on the ordinance on sexual assault that was signed by President Pranab Mukherjee over the weekend.

Despite objections by women's groups, President Pranab Mukherjee today signed the ordinance on sexual assault which was passed by the union cabinet on Friday. Women's rights groups had urged the President yesterday not to sign the ordinance, saying the cabinet had selectively accepted the recommendations of the Justice JS Verma commission.