Samajwadi Party(SP) President Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday made another controversial remark on the issue of rape incidents taking place in the country, saying that while one person commits rape, four are named in the complaint even though rape by four persons is not 'practically' possible .

"One commits rape and then four more are named. Kabhi aisa ho sakta hai kya? Aisa practical hi nahin hai. (Can such a thing happen? It is impractical)," said the Samajwadi Party supremo.

Speaking at a program to distribute free e-rickshaws under a state government scheme in Lucknow, he said, "If one brother commits rape, his three other brothers would also be made accuse in the case."

Mulayam Singh said he wants Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to make a law to ensure that innocent are not implicated in these cases.

"Out of the total rape cases in the country, only two per cent were reported from the state. It is less than in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ruled Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. Some people are trying to tarnish the image of the SP government in the name of poor law and order in UP", he said.

He claimed that while 9.80 per cent rapes took place in MP, seven per cent has been reported from Rajasthan. However, the SP supremo also admitted that even two per cent incidents of rape should be stopped.

Earlier, Mulayam had made controversial remarks referring to rape, saying that boys commit mistakes and they should not be hanged for it.



Speaking at a public meeeting in Moradabad in April, Yadav had said, "Boys make mistakes. They should not hang for this. We will revoke the anti-rape laws."