"If boys and girls have difference, and the girl goes and gives a statement that I have been raped, then the poor fellows are punished," he said.
The comment drew flak across the lines.
Congress leader Shobha Oza said: "Congress condemns the comment. There is zero tolerance for crime against women."
She added there are provisions for action in case a frivolous complaint is filed.
Soon after the statement, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) flayed Mulayam Singh for his "insensitive and shameful" statement.
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