Trinamool Congress MPs met India's President to urge quick approval of a stringent anti-rape bill.

Trinamool Congress MPs met President Murmu, urging her to quickly approve the Aparajita Women and Child Bill, which was passed by the West Bengal Assembly in September. The bill seeks to impose the death penalty for rape convicts who cause the victim's death or leave them in a vegetative state, and life imprisonment without parole for others. Despite opposition support, the bill has yet to receive presidential assent, leading to the delegation's meeting with President Murmu to expedite the process.

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