Sati law to get tougher in India


	Sati law to get tougher in India

sohil

7-13-2007 6:25 PM

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india, law, legal, yay, accountability

sohil says:

(Pushing Pro-Nationalist Agenda)

It's funny how the Congress is doing this. Nothing less to regain votes of women I'm sure.

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7-13-2007 11:24 PM

CrazyRedHead

I am assuming that sati is the same as suttee, self-immolation on a husband's funeral pyre.

7-14-2007 7:01 AM

righthand

Yes, I think so and I don't care as to why the motive as long as it works and saves live.

7-15-2007 9:36 AM

vanjoy

i think its time to change..and revised more law

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