Cong distances itself from Digvijaya Singh's 'saffron robes' comment

The Congress on Thursday distanced itself from senior leader Digvijaya Singh's remarks that "people donning saffron robes were committing rapes", saying a criminal should be penalised on the basis of the crime committed and should not be judged by the clothes worn or the religion followed.

When asked about Singh's remarks, Congress secretary Pranav Jha said, "We heard about the comment. I don't know in what context it was made. But, the party thinks that criminals do not get affected by the robes they don. Criminals are independent of what they wear, what their beliefs are."