Mulayam Defends Rapists, Says Boys Make Mistakes, But Can't Hang Them

[timmy]

n a highly shocking statement on rapists, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav said that "sometimes boys make mistakes." Yadav even went on to add that if his government comes to power, they will try to amend the law.

Yadav has invited the wrath of women and others for his statement. Condemning the irresponsible statement of the SP supremo, AIWC President Sobha Oza said, "This is unfortunate. No leader should say anything that would encourage rape."

Mulayam Singh Yadav was referring to the Shakti mills gangrape case in Mumbai where repeat offenders have been sentenced to death under the strict anti-rape laws enacted after December 16 Delhi gang rape incident.

Mulayam Singh Yadav had opposed the new law in the Parliament saying that it will divide the society and nobody would hire women for any work fearing a false case later.

His party had vehemently opposed the law in the Parliament. Many SP MPs felt that the bill would deprive women of equal opportunity because the men may not to want to invite trouble fearing that they can be falsely implicated later.

Mulayam Singh has also been a vocal critic of the 33 per cent reservation for women's bill. His statement on the bill had led to a big controversy in the past.

His statement comes at a time when voting is taking place in ten out of 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh.

 

• Mulayam opposed to reservation for women's bill
• Mulayam opposed to new anti-rape law