Fri Sep 06 02:57:04 UTC 2024: – West Bengal Governor C V Ananda Bose criticised the Mamata Banerjee administration for not sending the technical report along with the recently passed anti-rape Bill
– Governor expressed disappointment as it is a regular practice of the state government not to send technical reports along with Bills
– Governor pointed out that the Aparajita Bill appears to be a copy-paste of similar Bills passed by other states
– The West Bengal Assembly passed the ‘Aparajita Woman and Child Bill’ that seeks capital punishment for rape convicts in certain situations, among other features
– Governor accused the state government of not doing proper homework on important matters
– Mamata Banerjee was accused of threatening a dharna to deceive people, as similar Bills are pending with the President of India.

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