Updated On: 16 January, 2022 10:04 PM IST | New Delhi | PTI
The remarks come amid the hearing in the high court of PILs filed by NGOs RIT Foundation and All India Democratic Women`s Association, a man and a woman seeking striking down of the exception granted to husbands under the Indian rape law

Rahul Gandhi. File Pic
As the Delhi High Court hears a batch of petitions on criminalisation of marital rape, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said consent is amongst the most underrated concepts in society and it has to be foregrounded to ensure safety for women.
The remarks come amid the hearing in the high court of PILs filed by NGOs RIT Foundation and All India Democratic Women`s Association, a man and a woman seeking striking down of the exception granted to husbands under the Indian rape law.