Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G. Kishan Reddy said on Monday that States have been asked for their suggestions to amend the British era Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Mr. Reddy, speaking at a function in Delhi, said the Centre was prepared to make laws and create infrastructure to make women safe.
“India has a rich culture and heritage. We have a culture of respecting women. We celebrate the power of women as Shakthi, the all-powerful. In no other culture, we have such veneration of women’s power,” he said.
He said the government has amended criminal laws from time-to-time and enacted The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018, to prescribe more stringent penal provisions for convicts.
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