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Rape victim Is guilty too, should be hanged: SP leader

Kashmir Times. Dated: 4/12/2014 12:33:59 AM

NEW DELHI, Apr 11 (Agencies): A day after Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh created controversy by saying rapists should not be hanged, another leader has now caused a storm by saying women having sex outside marriage should be hanged, including rape victims.
In an interview with a Midday reporter, Maharashtra unit chief Abu Azmi reportedly said, "It's the death penalty for rape in Islam. But here, nothing happens to the woman; only the man bears the punishment. But, even the woman is guilty. In India, if you consent to sex, there's no problem. But if there's a complaint, then there's a problem. These days, the number of such cases has increased where girls go and complain whenever they want. If one touches them, they complain, and if no one touches them, they still complain. Then, the problem starts, and the man's honour, which he has earned throughout his life, is destroyed. Rape with or without consent should be punishable as per Islam."
Azmi went on to say that the solution to rapes is that any woman who goes with a man, with or without her consent, should be hanged, along with the rapist.
However, his son expressed disagreement with these comments and said that he believes in awarding death sentence to rapists.