Parties welcome verdict

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Tuesday said justice has been delivered to the victim and that the verdict will empower women and strengthen people’s faith in the judiciary.
“Justice delivered to Nirbhaya. A Delhi court’s verdict to execute 4 convicts will empower women and strengthen people’s faith on judiciary,” BJP leader and Union minister Prakash Javadekar tweeted.
Wish fulfilled: Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said the issuance of death warrants has fulfilled a long-term wish of the people of Delhi and hoped that it would be a lesson for people who misbehave with women.
“The decision has fulfilled a long-term wish of the Delhi people. I hope people who misbehave with women learn from this, that they will not be spared and law will take its course in their case,” he told news channel AAJ TAK during his town hall meeting.
His deputy Manish Sisodia said people in the country had been waiting for this.
“People in the whole country had been waiting for this. It is a victory of the law. I am happy that hard work of her family, lawyers has paid off,” he told reporters.
Peace to family: Cong
The Congress on Tuesday welcomed the issuance of the death warrants against the convicts saying it would give peace to Nirbhaya’s family and the country, but rued the delay in justice delivery.
Welcoming the order, Congress spokesperson Sushmita Dev told PTI, “I feel justice delayed is justice denied. After changing so many laws, after the Verma committee report, still it took seven years.”
“I heard somewhere that the government has said it will remove the right to appeal in a serious heinous crime. I feel right to appeal should not be totally done away with…but even in appellate jurisdiction in a serious crime like Nirbhaya, it should be time bound,” the Mahila Congress chief said. (PTI)