To condemn every man as rapist not advisable: Smriti Irani

Amid hearings in Delhi HC over criminalisation of marital rape, women and child development minister Smriti Irani told RS on Wednesday that while protection of women and kids was a priority, condemning every marriage as violent and every man as rapist was not "advisable".

Irani was replying to a query from CPI's Binoy Viswam on whether the Centre had taken note of Sec 3 of Domestic Violence Act on the definition of domestic violence & IPC Sec 375 on rape.

"Let me say, to condemn every marriage in this country as a violent marriage, and to condemn every man in this country as a rapist is not advisable in this august House. Protection of women and children in our country are a priority for all but yet again, let me reiterate to condemn every marriage in this country as violent is not advisable," the minister said.