by Vikas Pahwa The debate to criminalize marital rape was given a fresh boost when Maneka Gandhi, Women & Child Development Minister, replied to a parliament question in Rajya Sabha in March this year. She said, “Marital Rape as understood internationally cannot be suitably applied in the Indian context due to various reason like level of education, illiteracy, poverty, myriad social customs and values, religious beliefs, mind-set of the society to treat the marriage as a sacrament.” A few days later though, she retracted her statement, terming it an oversight. It would not be the only time the issue of marital […]
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