The upcoming winter session of the Parliament will have an interesting proposal by men's rights organisation for discussion. The Saving Men from Intimate Terror Act 2012, or SMITA in short, caters to protecting men and boys from domestic violence from their spouse, girlfriends and parents.
The Marriage Laws (Amendment) Bill, dubbed as a husband killer law by men's rights activists, was approved by the Rajya Sabha on Monday. Men's rights groups who have been staging nationwide protests and holding debates on the issue say they will continue to meet with lawmakers to persuade them not to pass the bill in the Lok Sabha