Yogi Adityanath, BJP MP: I welcome the Supreme Court verdict. When the bill is brought in Parliament, I will oppose it. I oppose any move to decriminalise homosexuality and endorse Ramdev’s comments. Ram Gopal Yadav, Leader, Samajwadi Party: We support the decision of Supreme Court. It is completely against the culture of the nation. Meenakshi Lekhi, BJP leader: We welcome the decision of the court because it is important that Section 377 remains. It is not only women who can be exploited and harassed but men also get exploited so there is a a need for a law to protect men too. Prakash Javdedkar, BJP, leader and MP: I don’t talk about such things, Shiva Shiva (and laughed). With the exception of one, many BjP mps have openly agreed to the verdict, quite clearly reflecting their orthodox thinking. With the prime ministerial elections coming up, Modi's silence is unnaturally loud. This is why voting out congress was a bad idea.