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Finally this actor wonders why death penalty only for rapist of minor kids
Chennai: Actor politician Kamal Haasan today wondered why the ordinance promulgated today provided for death penalty for rape of girls under 12 years alone and not for those aged between 14 and 16 and said families should bring up boys to act responsibly against rapist.
“Why is the death penalty only for rape of girls aged under 12… what about 14, 15, and 16-year-olds, are they not children too.?It will take time for them too (14-16 year-olds) to blossom as women. I do not know how to view it,” he said.
The Makkal Needhi Maiam chief was addressing his party workers and supporters through YouTube.
Answering a question on crimes against women and children and the rules he would bring in if his party was voted to power, Haasan said “rules can be formulated… even now death penalty has been prescribed.”
Haasan had made known his views against the death penalty before he entered politics.
The MNM chief said the important thing was for families to change their mindset in the way they brought up boys.
“Just like we teach the values of chastity and honesty to girls, boys too must be brought up responsibly by families.
Sadly, this was not being done and boys were pampered and allowed to do what they wanted, ‘just because he is a male’, the actor said.
No government rule was needed to implement this, he said.
President Ram Nath Kovind today promulgated the criminal law amendment ordinance,paving the way for providing stringent punishment, including”death”penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years.
The actor turned politician said he had given deep thought as to why he should get into politics when leaders he respected like Mahatma Gandhi and reformist leader Periyar had stayed away from it.
“All along I was keeping quiet thinking I could toe a similar line. Had such leaders been alive today, there would have been a necessity for them to take part in electoral politics,” he said.
This actor raises question on death penalty ordinance of rapist of small kids:
Haasan said it was not a spur of the moment decision for him to join politics. It was a thought process lasting many years.
There was also some confusion in arriving at a decision but he overcame it, he said.
The MNM chief said he had a “guilty” feeling as he wondered if politics was pushed to a bad phase due to “carelessness” of the general public and the media in monitoring the government and questioning it.
Haasan alleged that there was arrogance among those in power and hence they were disinclined to answer people’s questions. Such factors steadily pushed him towards getting into politics.
He replied in the negative when asked whether he ever regretted entering politics.
To a question, the actor said his brand of politics would be driven by people’s welfare and he did not hanker for power.
To another question, he said “you decide what I should be… whether the Chief Minister or Leader of Opposition.”
On eradicating caste, Haasan said it was a ‘disease’ and it should be eradicated.
Caste based discrimination was a reason for poverty.
Caste could not be eradicated immedately he said and called for change from a personal level to facilitate it.
Stating that ‘gram swarajya’ was a possibility, he said his party has adopted already a village and more will be done.
He told his cadres to deal firmly and properly if political parties put obstacles during their welfare work.
“Those who pose obstacles for service to the people are anti-nationals, they should be dealt properly but without violence,” he said.
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
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