Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary

Dear Minister Chaudhary: There is nothing sacred about marriage or marital rape

Why can the idea that there should be consent between a married couple engaged in sexual intercourse not be “suitably applied” in India? Is the minister suggesting that all Indian men are simply socialised into being a little bit rapey and Indian women accept non-consensual sex as normal?

Concept of marital rape can't be applied in India, here marriage is sacred, says govt

Concept of marital rape cannot be applied in India as marriage is treated as a sacrament or sacred as per mindset of the Indian society, government said on Wednesday.