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NARAYANPUR(WB): UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Saturday said a law will be passed soon to prevent crime against women in the country.

Gandhi, who was speaking after the foundation stone laying ceremony of Ghani Khan Choudhury Institute of Engineering and Technology here in the presence of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, said the UPA government had taken various steps for the cause of women and establishing their rights.

“To stop crime against women, a law will soon be passed,” she said.

Gandhi’s remarks come against the backdrop of the Union Cabinet clearing a bill on Thursday providing for stringent punishment for rape, acid attack, stalking and voyeurism besides reducing the age of consent for sex to 16 years. (PTI)

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