BHOPAL: Madhya Pradesh BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, criticised senior Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya, who allegedly made a controversial statement claiming that some religious scriptures promote assault of women from Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities.
The controversy erupted after a short video clip surfaced on social media in which, Baraiya could be heard saying that, “certain religious scriptures suggest that assaulting women from ST/SC communities could grant spiritual merit equivalent to undertaking a pilgrimage.”
He didn’t mention the name of any particular religion, however, his alleged controversial comments have drawn sharp criticism for appearing to justify sexual violence and for making caste-based assertions.