5. Mulayam Singh Yadav is often criticized for making absurd remarks.
Following 2012 Delhi gangrape case, crime for rape became a capital offence in India. Yadav has opposed this change in the law, saying that "Boys will be boys. Boys commit mistakes". His comments drew disgust and repulsion from every corner of the society. Even UN Chief Ban Ki Moon remarked on it saying, “We say no to the dismissive, destructive attitude of, 'Boys will be boys”.
In another embarrassing situation for the party, Netaji blamed his son Akhilesh Yadav's free laptop scheme for the party's debacle in the Lok Sabha Polls.
Addressing the national convention of the party's women's wing, Mulayam Singh said he had always opposed the distribution of laptops to Class XII students.
"We distributed the laptops and people of the state heard the campaign speeches of Narendra Modi on these very laptops. They were impressed, and we lost the polls," he said.