DMK's Kanimozhi to move bill to abolish death penalty

July 30, 2015 21:29

India should implement a moratorium on death penalty, said DMK leader and Rajya Sabha member Kanimozhi. Reacting to the hanging of 1993 Mumbai blast convict Yakub Memon, Kanimozhi said she would move a private member resolution and private member's bill in the Rajya Sabha to abolish death penalty.

"Over 150 countries in the world have abolished death penalty. The UN General Assembly has repeatedly urged countries to abolish this practice. As the Law Commission is debating the issue, Parliament should issue a moratorium on death penalty," she said.

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