And an another instance of the ludicrous. Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nanki Ram Kanwar has landed himself in a spot by saying that crimes against women were happening as their stars were in adverse positions, a remark termed as childish and vulgar by the state Congress.

"We have no answer to this rising spate of crimes against women. Star are not in position," Kanwar said. "Harm can come on a person if the stars are in adverse positions...We have no answer to this, only an astrologer can predict," the state Home Minister said.

Kanwar's remarks yesterday came after opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh demanded the dismissal of the BJP government over the issue of the alleged rape on minor inmates of a government-run residential school for tribal girls in Kanker district. Chief Minister Raman Singh today quipped, "Now, what do I say on this." Two persons, including a teacher, have been arrested for allegedly raping the minor inmates of the government-run residential school.