Publicise death for rapists to instill fear, says PM Modi

New Delhi: In his Independence Day address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday called for giving wide publicity to the cases in which rapists have been awarded the death sentence, saying it would instill fear in people with “demonic mindset.” Asserting that the rule of law is supreme for his government, the Prime Minister also asked people to inculcate values and respect for women in their children.

“The country, our society need to be rid off this demonic mindset,” said Mr Modi adding that the society needs to feel a million times more pain than a rape victim endures.

Speaking about the fast-track trial of rape cases in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan where the convicts were condemned to death within days, the Prime Minister said such cases need to be given wide publicity to deter people from committing such crimes.

“The more the publicity, the more the fear it will instill in people with demonic mindset...The rule of law is supreme for us and there can be no compromise with this,” Mr Modi said. He asked people to inculcate values and respect for women in their children.

Referring to the elevation of two women as judges of the Supreme Court, the Prime Minister said “Now, in a first, there are three women judges in the top court.” Justices Indu Malhotra and Indira Banerjee were recently elevated as judges of the Supreme Court.

Justice  Malhotra was the first senior woman advocate to be directly appointed as the judge of the top court.