New Delhi: The new proposal brought by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is facing questions regarding women's safety, is under question. Not only politicians but legal experts are also raising questions because Mamata government has passed an amendment law on Tuesday and has made provision for death penalty for the crime of rape, whereas the new criminal law Indian Judicial Code, which came into force in the whole country from July 1, already has the death penalty for the heinous crime of rape.

focus on strict enforcement of the law

Legal experts say that instead of amending the law, the West Bengal government should focus on strictly enforcing the existing law as it would be very wrong to award death penalty for the common crime of rape and this punishment already exists for the heinous crime of rape.

There is already a provision for death penalty

Raising clear questions on the intentions of the Mamata government, senior Supreme Court lawyer Mahalakshmi Pawani says that the Chief Minister of West Bengal has failed to provide security to women and to conduct fair investigation and action in the crime and now by bringing the amended law, she is trying to mislead the public because the Indian Judicial Code (BNC) already has the death penalty for the heinous crime of rape.