Congress MLA remarks on SC-ST women are not beautiful but still get raped ; sparks row.

Congress MLA remarks on SC-ST women are not beautiful but still get raped ; sparks row.

Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya said that the women from Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) are not beautiful but still get raped.

Baraiya stated that this happens as some ancient texts claim that sexual violence against women of certain castes would bring people merit equal to pilgrimage.

BJP leader Ashish Agarwal termed his remarks as "anti-Dalit thinking".