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Your decision to impose death penalty is all right, and you are telling that it should be so in the case of rape also. My only worry is about the tendency to misuse such things in the present situation. It should not be used for political reasons or to achieve any political goals. That should be taken care of. ... (Interruptions)

SHRI B.M. MENSINKAI (DHARWARD SOUTH): I oppose this proposal of death penalty because the Government has no power to award death penalty to any criminal.

SHRI K.S. RAO: In that context, I request the hon. Home Minister to take into account the reasons behind the disparities in this country because of which, sometimes, some people are becoming aggressive. I wish that you must concentrate on the rampant corruption that is there in the country and the disparities that are there between the rich and the poor. Ifwe can eliminate both of them, we can reduce the number of people who are involved in the terrorist activities.