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Quotes from government officials in India regarding sexual assault

"Rape is sometimes right, sometimes wrong."
Babulal Gaur, Home Minister, Madhya Pradesh (BJP)

"No one commits rape intentionally. It happens by mistake."
Ramsewak Paikra, Home Minister, Chhattisgarh (BJP)

"Boys make mistakes, why hang them? We will change such laws."
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Former Chief Minister, UP

"Women who were raped should also be punished. Women having consensual sex should be hanged."
Abu Azmi, Samajwadi Party State Chief

"You are safe. Why do you worry?"
Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister, UP

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