The Congress on Wednesday asked the government to deal with the scourge of “honour killings” “with an iron hand” and, if possible, even consider passing a law to tackle such crimes.
“We believe that the time has come to take a national view in this matter,” party spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan said.
If the existing laws were inadequate, the government should consider fresh legislation to deal with these crimes. “Violence cannot be condoned by any civilised society and must be put down with a firm hand”.
On Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda's recent statement that marriages within the same “gotra” were not appropriate, she said he would explain his statement on June 25.
“All Congress Chief Ministers are sworn to uphold the Constitution and cannot condone violence and murder”.
