Members in lok Sabha on Monday demanded stern action against self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, against whom a teenage girl has slapped rape charges, prompting the Government to say the probe against him was underway.
The issue came up during the Zero Hour when the House was discussing the progress in probe on the recent gang-rape of a Mumbai-based photo-journalist.”There is one sadhu who is taking the country for a ride. What have you done in the caseIJ A young girl has slapped rape charges against him. Government should say something and do something on this. Why don’t you speak on this,” JD(U) chief Sharad Yadav told Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde after he made a statement on the Mumbai gang-rape case.
“Asaram should be hanged,” shouted Dasgupta. He also said there have been growing incidents of rape across the country including gang-rape of a lady constable in Jharkhand. “These incidents bring shame to us and also to Government agencies,” he said.