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Sex offenders should be castrated: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar | India News
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Sex offenders should be castrated: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar | India News

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Alleged sexual assault of two preschool girls at a school in Badlapur in Thane district has sparked outrage. | File photo: PTI

Amid outrage over the sexual assault incident in Badlapur, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Saturday said those guilty of crimes against women should be castrated.

He was speaking at an official programme on the Mahayuti government’s flagship project ‘Ladki Bahin’ for women in Yavatmal in eastern Maharashtra.

The BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government in the state will not spare anyone accused of crimes against women, whoever the person may be. A bill providing for stricter punishment for such crimes has been sent to the President for assent, he said.

“I personally feel that when such perverts attack our mothers-sisters, our daughters, they should be given such a legal punishment that they should not even think of repeating (the offence) again. To say it in my language, the private organ of such persons should be removed…Some people are so vile that this has to be done,” Pawar said.

Alleged sexual assault of two preschool girls at a school in Badlapur in Thane district has sparked outrage and protests in the state, with the opposition criticising the government for its “failure” to protect women and children.

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First publication: Aug 24, 2024 | 10:24 PM IST