“I am sure he knows in the Hindu chintan (thought), woman of the country have been accorded a place of pride and dignity. Similarly in our constitution also, there is a clear provision of granting a status of equality to a woman and no discrimination. In this case, for him to make a statement in relation to a crime which has shocked the conscience of the country... Sorry, it is not acceptable,” he said.
The 23-year-old woman was gang-raped in a moving bus on the night of Dec 16, and brutally beaten. She succumbed to her injuries Dec 29 in a Singapore hospital.
