<p>Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday hit out at the media when it sought his comments on the rape of a six-year-old girl at Vibgyor High school in Bangalore. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“Don’t you have any other work than this (reporting rape cases),” Siddaramaiah snapped at reporters who sought his comments on the said rape. He walked off without taking answering any questions. <br /><br />Last week, the chief minister was embarrassed when television channels showed him dozing off during a debate in the Legislative Assembly on sexual crimes against women. <br /><br />To another question, he said he was not aware of any cases from Mysore and that he needed to check. <br /><br />Asked as to when the Goonda Act will be amended to bring rapists in its ambit, the chief minister merely said that necessary steps would be taken soon. <br /><br />The Act will be applied to all rapists, he added. <br /><br />Home Minister K J George told the Legislative Council that the government would amend the Goonda Act in the ongoing legislature session so that it could be applied to rapists too. <br /><br />The chief minister had on Monday announced that in the wake of increasing rapes in the State, the Act would be invoked against rapists.<br /><br /> He had also said that the Act would be invoked against the skating instructor of Vibgyor High school who has been arrested for raping a six-year-old girl. <br /><br /></p>
<p>Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Tuesday hit out at the media when it sought his comments on the rape of a six-year-old girl at Vibgyor High school in Bangalore. <br /><br /></p>.<p>“Don’t you have any other work than this (reporting rape cases),” Siddaramaiah snapped at reporters who sought his comments on the said rape. He walked off without taking answering any questions. <br /><br />Last week, the chief minister was embarrassed when television channels showed him dozing off during a debate in the Legislative Assembly on sexual crimes against women. <br /><br />To another question, he said he was not aware of any cases from Mysore and that he needed to check. <br /><br />Asked as to when the Goonda Act will be amended to bring rapists in its ambit, the chief minister merely said that necessary steps would be taken soon. <br /><br />The Act will be applied to all rapists, he added. <br /><br />Home Minister K J George told the Legislative Council that the government would amend the Goonda Act in the ongoing legislature session so that it could be applied to rapists too. <br /><br />The chief minister had on Monday announced that in the wake of increasing rapes in the State, the Act would be invoked against rapists.<br /><br /> He had also said that the Act would be invoked against the skating instructor of Vibgyor High school who has been arrested for raping a six-year-old girl. <br /><br /></p>