KOZHIKODE: Priest Fr Robin arrested in the Kottiyoor sexual abuse case should not be given the consideration of  a priest, said senior congress leader A K Antony. He should be treated like a criminal, he said.

Antony said, “What the priest did was a heinous crime. Severe punishment should be given for this outrageous crime. Those attacking women should be punished severely. Such incidents will not recur again only if the guilty are punished. Nothing will happen only if a case is registered in sexual abuse cases. Punishment should be ensured. The state where attacks on women are on the rise should no longer be called God’s Own Country.”

Antony said tourists need not come to Kerala for liquor. Liquor and drugs are the reason for crime. The bars closed in Kerala should not open again, he said. |

A case under Indian Penal Code should be registered against RSS leader Kundan Chandrawat who declared a bounty of one crore on Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s head, he said.