Lok Sabha turns down bill to amend Sec 377 again
The Lok Sabha on Friday voted against introduction of a bill by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor to decriminalise homosexuality. Tharoor’s bill, which he attempted to introduce for the second time in three months, seeks to amend Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code. Out of the 73 members present, 58 voted against the bill, while only 14 members supported it.