Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Mulayam Singh Yadav

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Mulayam’s statement triggered a controversy at a time when women’s security has emerged as one of the key issues in the elections, especially against the backdrop of the December 16, 2012, gang rape of a paramedical student in Delhi.

Mulayam as quoted as saying, “Rape ke liye phaansi dena ghalat hai, ladkon se ghalti ho jaati hai, hum satta mein aaye to kanoon mein badlav karenge (Handing death sentence for rape is not fair… boys make mistakes… there will be changes in the law if we come to power).”

He added boys and girls fall in love but part ways due to differences. “When their friendship ends, the girl complains she has been raped.”

This statement was made on April 10, 2014

Babulal Gaur

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On 6 June 2014, Babulal Gaur, the home minister responsible for law and order in the BJP-run central state of Madhya Pradesh said: ‘This is a social crime which depends on men and women. Sometimes it’s right, sometimes it’s wrong.’

He added: ’Until there’s a complaint, nothing can happen.’

The BJP dismissed Gaur’s comments as an expression of his personal views, and not the party’s.