West Bengal government to introduce bill against mob lynching
KOLKATA:
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that her government has brought in The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 as the Centre did not introduce any law against it.
Lynching is a social sin and the Supreme Court has given direction to take action against such violence, she told the state assembly today.
The Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal is planning to introduce an anti-lynching bill in the Assembly. The draft bill proposed a maximum punishment of life imprisonment and fines ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
Mamta Banarjee
“Lynching is a social sin and all of us have to come together to fight against it. The central government should have brought a law against it, but they are yet to do so. That is why we are bringing this law in our state to fight this social sin,” she said tabling the bill in the House.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said today that her government has brought in The West Bengal (Prevention of Lynching) Bill, 2019 as the Centre did not introduce any law against it.
Lynching is a social sin and the Supreme Court has given direction to take action against such violence.
The Mamata Banerjee-led government in West Bengal is planning to introduce an anti-lynching bill in the Assembly and the draft bill proposed a maximum punishment of life imprisonment and fines ranging from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh.
“Lynching is a social sin and all of us have to come together to fight against it. The central government should have brought a law against it, but they are yet to do so. That is why we are bringing this law in our state to fight this social sin,” she said tabling the bill in the House.
On August 5, the Rajasthan Assembly passed a Bill providing for life imprisonment and a fine from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 5 lakh to those convicted of mob lynching.
