During Rajya Sabha debate on POCSO amendments, Derek O'Brien recalls trauma of being molested

Trinamool Congress member Derek O' Brien on Wednesday recalled his childhood trauma of being "molested" in a bus in Kolkata while speaking on a bill which provides for the death penalty for aggravated sexual assaults on children.
The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was introduced in the Upper House by Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani, was later approved.
While "happily and strongly" supporting the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the Rajya Sabha, the former well-known quizmaster also suggested more and more people in public life come out and speak about sexual abuses. He said children should be encouraged to speak up and not hide incidents wherein they have been traumatised in this manner.

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