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Gay sex: Chidambaram, Azad and Moily mull legalisation

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    'We met today and analysed the judgement and will submit our report to the PM.'

    Home Minister P Chidambaram along with his cabinet colleagues Law Minister Veerappa Moily and Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad held meeting to analyse Delhi High Court's judgement decriminalising same gender sex.

    Emerging out of the half-an-hour long meeting held at North Block, Moily said the trio will submit their report to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

    "We met today and analysed the judgement and will submit our report to the Prime Minister," he said.

    In what is considered as a victory for gay rights activists, the Delhi High Court had on Thursday legalised homosexual acts among consenting adults holding that the 149-year-old law making it a criminal offence is violative of fundamental rights and not punishable.

    The government had yesterday adopted a cautious approach and avoided any direct reply on what its next move will be following the judgement.

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    "We need to examine the details of the judgement. Let me examine it," Moily had said when asked about the government's move following the judgement.

    OUT OF THE THREE MINISTERS By: Ramesh | 06-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward This shows, what Job our Miniters are having? India has got plenty of other major issues which should be addressed. Leaving all these, our so called MPs are discussing un-wanted matters. Are they have common sense? Chidambaram and Moily fit for nothing. Let us advise them to do some developmental work instead of sitting and wasting time.
    What's wrongBy: RB | 06-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward What's the problem.....Why can we not follow the way of life-live and let live.....The judgement clearly says that it is not a criminal offense if it is practised between consenting adults......Allowing someone the freedom to choose his or her sexual nature,without harming anyone else, should be their right.....
    Freedom of choiceBy: gopal | 04-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward I am a hertosexual...no ones business...Similarly if some one is bisexual or gay or lesbian...its none of my business. Why religious leaders and politicians are making it a big deal is not understandable. Our society has had gays and lesbians for long but their sexual preferances were not considered "lawful". After this judgement what ever their sexual preferences are...they are "lawful" Nothing has changed apart from that.Why Mulla and Moily crying???????
    HomosexualityBy: Selva | 04-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward First all Indian clothing shunned - expose is the mantra.Second McDonald's Hamburger, third kentucky fried chicken - one fills with extraordinary energy using these foul
    OUT OF THE THREE MINISTERS By: KUMAR | 04-Jul-2009 Reply | Forward OUT OF THE THREE WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY TO DISCUSS ABOUT THE COURT RULING ONLY MR AZAD SEEMS TO HAVE SOME KNOWLEDGE AND NON CONTROVERSIAL THE OTHER TWO MOILY AND CHIDAMBARAM ARE GOOD FOR NOTHING THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEMS IN THEIR OWN DEPARTMENTS HOW THEY CAN GIVE A IDEA FOR THIS MORE OVER WHAT RIGHT CHIDAMBARAM HAS TO DISCUSS ABOUT THIS AS ACCORDING TO THE PEOPLE IN HIS CONSTITUENCY SIVAGANGA HE HAS LOST THE ELECTIONS AND HE BEING AN M.P AND MINISTER IS NOT VALID???
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