Andhra Government's Question To Centre Over Naming Law After Disha
NDTV
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs last year sought the state's clarification on the comments made by the Women Safety Division of MHA on the Bill.
The Andhra Pradesh government has asked the Centre on why the state cannot name a legislation after Disha, a victim of gang-rape and murder in Hyderabad, when the latter named a similar legislation after Nirbhaya, another victim of gang-rape and murder in New Delhi.
Recently, the state government sent its comments on the objections raised by the Centre many months ago to the proposed 'Andhra Pradesh Disha Bill - Criminal Law (AP Amendment) Bill, 2019' that the state Legislature had passed in December 2019.
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs last year sought the state's clarification on the comments made by the Women Safety Division of MHA on the Bill.
The state government contended that the Code of Criminal Procedure was part of the Concurrent List and, as such, it had a right to make necessary amendments.