Leader of the Opposition in the Assam Legislative Assembly, Debabrata Saikia today urged Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to immediately promulgate an ordinance with provisions for stringent punishment for crimes against women.
Immediate deterrent action is necessary following uncontrolled spree of rapes and murders of women across the state, he added.
"The Congress Legislature Party had during the just concluded Budget session had moved an adjournment motion to discuss crimes against women and the chief minister had promised to enact a stringent law in the next session to combat crimes against women but this would lead to delay of several months," Saikia said in a release.
The judiciary is already overburdened with various cases and the chief minister should urgently establish at least six or seven special fast track courts in the state to deal with crimes against women, the Congress leader said.
"These courts should be given wide-ranging territorial jurisdiction till such time as similar courts are set up in all districts of the state," Saikia added.
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