AP Assembly passes 'Disha' bill

The Andhra Pradesh LegislativeAssembly on Friday passed the Andhra Pradesh Disha Billwhich mandates disposal of cases of atrocities against womenwithin 21 days and handing out the death penalty

The proposed new law has been named the 'Andhra PradeshDisha Act Criminal Law (AP Amendment) Act, 2019 as a tributeto the veterinary doctor who was raped and murdered recentlyin neighbouring Telangana

State Home Minister M Sucharita moved the Bill in theAssembly, which the ruling YSR Congress called"revolutionary." PTI DBVBN BN

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