Women rights group protest against Mulayam Singh

Women Rights groups protest against Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday over his remarks on rape during an election rally in Uttar Pradesh.

"Talking against women like this is wrong. He does not even know what he is speaking, how he can say rape is a trivial thing?" asked Nivedita Srivastav, a protestor.

"We will not vote for him and we would not let anyone vote for him. Such people will only bring bad governance," she said.

"He is the head of a political party and made such a comment on women. His comment sees rape as a trivial issue and that is a shameful statement. The effect will be on the family of the victim.

There should be action against him," said another protestor.

Yadav on Thursday said it was wrong to give capital punishment to rapists involved in the gang rape of two persons in Mumbai in August and September of last year, adding that boys make mistakes at times.

Speaking at a rally here, Yadav questioned the need for a court of the land to hand down capital punishment to the three men involved in the two crimes.

"We will bring changes in the law when we come to power," Yadav said.