‘Punish the person, not the robe,’ says Lalkantha
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Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation Minister K. D. Lalkantha has said that while individuals who commit offences should be punished under the law, the Buddhist robe itself should not be treated as being at fault for an individual’s wrongdoing.
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