The fact that we still have to fight for abolition of death penalty tells us how socially backward our country is, senior journalist B.R.P. Bhaskar has said.
He was speaking at a convention expressing solidarity with the anti-death penalty ‘hartal’ to be observed on November 11. “The Travancore state became a model by abolishing death penalty back in 1944. It came back here when we attained independence. Now, a majority of the countries have stopped death penalty. But here we are still fighting for its abolition,” he said. The anti-death penalty ‘hartal’ is being organised by a collective of political, cultural and social activists.
Anti-death penalty ‘hartal’ is being organised by political, cultural and social activists.
