Janata Dal (United) chief Sharad Yadav on Tuesday asked Parliament why the allegations against Asaram Bapu are being treated differently from the Mumbai gang rape case of a 23-year-old photojournalist.

Yadav accused Bapu of being a fraud and of being involved with the land mafia. I brought it up in Parliament and will say it again what is the difference between what happened in Mumbai and this case? Theyre both the same cases. Why does the government give more focus to Mumbai? Its because it is a bigger city and this happened in a smaller place.

The government should investigate and hand out punishment, equally, Yadav said. He has been called. The look out notice has also been issued against him. What he is saying, like previously, is all lies. He is part of the land mafia. Several people, connected with him, are involved in land scams.