India Delhi Gang Rape Lawyer Faces 'Misconduct' Hearing
Source: bbc
Mr Singh caused shock saying he would have "burned my daughter alive" if she was having "premarital sex and went out late at night with her boyfriend".
He told the BBC on Monday his personal views had been taken out of context.
"I was asked about my views on a personal matter and I answered that in my personal capacity of being the patriarch of my house," he told the BBC.
His remarks - which were taken to be referring to the 23-year-old victim murdered in last December's attack - have caused a furore in India.
"Mr Singh's remarks were very offending. It amounts to professional misconduct," the Delhi Bar Council's Mr Sherawat told the BBC.
The 25-member Delhi Bar Council would meet on Friday to discuss what action to take against Mr Singh, Mr Sherawat said and added that "if he is found guilty, we can suspend his licence for a period of time or even life".
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It's so difficult to be a woman in so many places in the world. That has to change.
