Homosexuality not normal, it’s against Hindutva: Swamy

TIL Desk/National/New Delhi/ Ahead of Supreme Court’s hearing on homosexuality, senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy has said that homosexuality is ‘not normal’ and it is ‘against Hindutva’. The country should invest in medical researches to ensure if it can be cured, the BJP MP added.

 “It is not a normal thing. We cannot celebrate it. It’s against Hindutva. We should invest in medical research to see if it can be cured. Government should consider having a 7 or 9 judge bench,” Subramanian Swamy told.

The top court is all set to commence the crucial hearing on a clutch of pleas challenging Section 377 of the Indian Penal Court (IPC) which re-criminalisation of consensual gay sex between two adults, rejecting the Centre’s plea seeking postponement of the proceedings.

 A newly re-constituted five-judge constitution bench has been posted for hearing the petitions challenging section 377 of the IPC, which criminalises unnatural sex between two consenting adults. The new five-judge bench will be headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra and comprise Justices R F Nariman, A M Khanwilkar, D Y Chandrachud and Indu Malhotra.