Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil: Even if a policeman is posted in every home, atrocities against women can't be contained.
Shankaracharya of Puri Swami Nischalananda Saraswati: "There is need to change this. Before Independence we were able to maintain our culture and values but in the last 65 years we have lost a great part of it. Such horrific incidents don't happen
RSS's Mohan Bhagwat: "You go to villages and forests of the country and there will be no such incidents of gang-rape or sex crimes. They are prevalent in some urban belts. Besides new legislations, Indian ethos and attitude towards women should be
Congress MP Abhijit Mukherjee: These "sundari, sundari mahila" (pretty, pretty women) at the agitation, "walking on the streets with candle", were not students.
Abu Azmi: "Rape is punishable by hanging in Islam. But here, nothing happens to women, only to men. Even the woman is guilty." His solution,"Any woman if, whether married or unmarried, goes along with a man, with or without her consent, should be
MP Ram Gopal Yadav: He blamed television for bringing vulgarity into homes and "polluting young minds". He also insisted that, "UP was being targeted in a calculated manner".
UP's chief minister Akhilesh Yadav: "Aapko toh khatra nahin hua? (It's not like you faced any danger?)"
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav addresses an election rally in Meerut on Monday. (Photo: PTI)
Babulal Gaur: "I said police cannot deter rapes, but can take action only after it has been reported. Rapes occur within closed doors or in isolated places. Without prior information, how can police prevent crime?" This was said after he made a
Chhattisgarh's Home Minister Ramsewak Paikra: "Koi jan bujhkar nahi karta, dhoke se ho jata hai dushkarm" (No one commits rape intentionally. It happens by mistake.)
From bad to worse: Shocking comments of our leaders on rape cases