West Bengal Assembly’s special session to pass Bill proposing death punishment for rapists begins today

The special session of West Bengal Assembly to pass a Bill proposing capital punishment for convicts in rape and murder cases will commence today, September 2. The Bill came in the wake of the rape and murder of a post-graduate trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.The proposal to hold this special session was cleared on August 28. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee had announced that an amendment to existing laws will be passed in the state assembly in the session to ensure capital punishment for convicted rapists.