Not just saints, all criminals should be punished: Cong on Asaram

New Delhi: “Why only saints, all offenders of such crime should get punishment,” Congress today said when asked whether it was good that saints accused of such crimes are being sent to jail. Congress spokesperson Renuka Chowdhury made the comment as the self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl, was remanded in 14-day judicial custody by a court in Jodhpur. [caption id=“attachment_1079573” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Asaram Bapu. PTI[/caption] “Law is equal to all. The message is that no one is above the law. Law takes its own course,” she told reporters while repling to questions about the arrest of Asaram. The 72-year-old Asaram was produced before the district and sessions court in Jodhpur where the magistrate Manoj Kumar ordered to send him to judicial custody till 15 September. Asaram’s arrest followed an FIR filed by 16-year-old girl alleging she was sexually assaulted by him at his ashram in Jodhpur. He has denied the charges. PTI