Smriti Irani firmly advised against seeing marriage as “violent” when a Rajya Sabha MP questioned the Centre on marital rape.
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00:00And to condemn every man in this country as a rapist is not advisable in this August House
00:30I am asking the minister that whether the government has taken note of the contradiction
00:41between the definitions of section 3 of the Domestic Violence Act and section 375 of
00:49the IPC.
00:50And to condemn every man in this country as a rapist is not advisable in this August House.
00:58I am sure that the erudite and senior member knows that rule 47 of the procedures of the
01:03Rajya Sabha disallow for an elaboration on a subject which is currently sub judice.
01:09To condemn every marriage in this country as violent is not advisable.
01:14I never meant that all the women are rapists.
01:44I never meant that all the women are rapists.
02:14I never meant that all the women are rapists.
02:45I never meant that all the women are rapists.
02:55She said no, Your Honour.