BJP MLA from Bairia in Ballia district, Surendra Singh

VARANASI: BJP MLA from Bairia in Ballia district , Surendra Singh on Saturday said "even Lord Ram won't be able to prevent incidents of rape".

" Main daawe ke sath kah sakta hun ki Bhagwan Ram bhi aa jayenge to yeh ghatna (rape) par niyantran kar pana sambhav nahi hai. Yeh samaj ka swabhavik pradushan hai, (I can say with surety that such incidents (rapes) cannot be checked even if Lord Ram comes (to Earth). Such incidents are natural pollution of the society)," Singh told reporters when asked to comment on the recent incident of molestation in Unnao, the video of which went viral on social media.

"Such incidents could be controlled only by inculcating ' sanskar' (good character) among men, women and children, and not through ' Samvidhan' (Constitution)," he said.

Singh added: "Dreaded criminals are being eliminated in police encounters, but ' jism lootne wale' (rapists) could not be treated in a similar manner... such people are sent behind bars."

Known for making contentious comments, Singh had earlier called West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee "Surpanakha", the sister of demon king Ravana, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a reincarnation of Lord Ram.

