MUMBAI: It is wrong if a person accused of a crime is "felicitated and welcomed", deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis said on Tuesday on the welcome accorded to convicts in the Bilkis Bano case. He made the statement while replying to a discussion in the council on the June 30 Bhandara rape incident.
Stating that the men in Bilkis case had been freed after they had served their 14-year term on a decision of the SC, Fadnavis, who holds the home portfolio, said, "However, there was no need to felicitate and welcome them. After all, a convict is a convict. Cannot support such actions."
