Human rights of gays should be protected, health minister #Harsh Vardhan says

Union health minister Harsh Vardhan on Thursday said the rights of homosexuals, like everyone else’s, should be protected — a statement interpreted as his support for decriminalization of consensual homosexual act between adults.

“Everybody has human rights. It is the job of the government to protect them,” Vardhan said, in response to a question posed by journalists about his views on gay rights and decriminalization of consensual gay sex between adults. He was speaking on the sidelines of an event organized by the health ministry in the capital.