Supreme Court lawyer and former Mizoram governor Swaraj Kaushal stirred a row on social media on Tuesday with controversial observations on marital rape.
Kaushal spoke out on an ongoing hearing in the Delhi high court on criminalising marital rape.
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He was commenting after the government told the high court that criminalising marital rape might put the family system under stress.
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He was commenting after the government told the high court that criminalising marital rape might put the family system under stress.
{{/usCountry}}His comments triggered criticism on social media, with many talking about the plight of women stuck in abusive marriages.
Kaushal is the husband of Union foreign minister Sushma Swaraj and a senior advocate with the Supreme Court.
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