Former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav earlier said rapes were “minor mistakes committed by youngsters” and that laws sending rapists to the gallows must be quashed.
After last week’s rape and murder in Lucknow that caused considerable outrage, the Samajwadi Party chief attributed growing crimes against women to the rising population.
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His brother and PWD minister Shivpal Singh Yadav later endorsed his views.
Asked about the failing law and order after the Badaun incident, where two minor girls were gang-raped and then hung from a tree, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav had snapped at a woman reporter: “You are safe… so why rake up the question?”
via Rapes can only be prevented if gods come down from heaven: UP governor – The Times of India.
It’s not just guys running for US Senate that are dumb about rape – it’s politicians the world over. Get with the new program guys – it’s called human rights!






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