Horror echoes in Parliament, protests on street seeking stronger law against rapists

The Zero Hour of Parliament Monday was flooded with voices against the recent cases of rapes in several parts of India including last week’s gang rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad.

Trinamool Congress MP Saugat Roy said such convicts should be hanged to death while DMK’s T R Baalu raised issue of school girl sexual assault in Coimbatore. Pinaki Mishra from BJD questioned why there is a delay in the execution of death sentence in the Nirbhaya gangrape case.

Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan said, “I think it is time the people now want the government to give a proper and definite answer.”

Meanwhile, Hyderabad CP Anjani Kumar has issued safety advisory to people with suggestions how women need to safeguard themselves. He urged them to share location, taxi or auto number plate details and contact number of driver with friends and family members.

Kumar suggested the women to wait in crowded and illuminated areas and avoid isolated places. He asked to download Hawkeye app and keep the location services on their mobile devices enabled at all times.

Bollywood actor Salman Khan condemned the brutal gangrape and murder of the veterinarian. He addressed the rapists as shaitans who are disguised in human form.

He tweeted, “This is the time to let these demons know that we all stand together.”

Actor Varun Dhawan urged the entire country to come together and stop such rapes to happen.

He tweeted, “Right now the only focus has to be on making sure the girl and her family gets justice.”