The nation needs a stringent piece of legislation as superstitious beliefs persists despite astounding progress in science and technology, said members of Andhra Pradesh Rationalists’ Association (APRA) on Sunday (August 20) .
Paying tributes to slain Narendra Dabholkar on his death anniversary here on Sunday, APRA state president Narne Venkata Subbaiah opined that present legal provisions were insufficient to deal with the brutal superstitious practices perpetrated by fake godmen to cheat gullible people.