Jyoti’s Parents Meet Ghulam Nabi, Seek Support for Juvenile Bill

Parents of the December 16 gangrape victim met Ghulam Nabi Azad, seeking the passage of the Juvenile Justice Bill.

Father of Dec 16 gangrape victim, Badri Singh Pandey and mother Asha during a candle light protest at Jantar Mantar, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Parents of the December 16 gangrape victim Jyoti met Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad, seeking the passage of the Juvenile Justice Bill which will allow children between 16-18 years to be tried as adults in heinous crime cases.

“We have been assured that the bill will be passed tomorrow and we believe that. Now, it is not the right time to talk about him (the juvenile convict of the gangrape case) as he is a free man and there is no law to hold him back. Our fight is not only for us but for all women and girls,” the victim’s father Badri Singh Pandey told reporters after meeting the Congress leader at the latter’s residence.

The government said the amendments to Juvenile Justice Act that will allow children between 16-18 years to be tried as adults in heinous crime cases will come up before Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.