Congress chief and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi condemned the brutal murder of a Dalit woman in Ayodhya and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party authorities in Uttar Pradesh of being “anti-Bahujan”, including that the “heinous atrocities” have been on an increase in the state.
Congress MP and LoP Rahul Gandhi (Image/ANI)
Congress chief and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi condemned the brutal murder of a Dalit woman in Ayodhya and accused the Bharatiya Janata Party authorities in Uttar Pradesh of being “anti-Bahujan”, including that the “heinous atrocities” have been on an increase in the state.
Alleging that the administration did not pay heed to the sufferer girl’s household’s cry for assist, Rahul questioned what number of extra households may have endure like this.
In a submit on X Rahul mentioned, “The inhumanity and brutal murder of a Dalit daughter in Ayodhya is heart-breaking and very shameful. If the administration had paid heed to the cry for help of the girl’s family that had been echoing for three days, perhaps her life could have been saved.”
“Another daughter’s life ended due to this heinous crime. After all, how many more families will have to cry and suffer like this? Under the anti-Bahujan BJP rule, especially in Uttar Pradesh, the heinous atrocities, injustice and murders against Dalits are increasing rampantly.”
Furthermore, Gandhi appealed to the authorities to deal with the sufferer’s household with dignity and never topic them to harassment, as he claimed had occurred in comparable instances in the previous.
“The Uttar Pradesh government should immediately investigate this crime, ensure that the culprits are given the harshest punishment and take strict action against the responsible policemen. And please do not harass the victim’s family as usual. The daughters of the country and the entire Dalit community are looking towards you for justice,” he added.
Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad on Sunday broke down and wept at a press convention after the unclothed physique of a Dalit woman was discovered in a village in Uttar Pradesh.
Addressing a press convention, he lashed out at the state authorities terming it an “extremely sad and inhuman” crime. He additional mentioned that if justice isn’t served, he would resign from the Lok Sabha.
Earlier, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi additionally slammed the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh authorities and acknowledged that in the “BJP’s Jungle Raj,” nobody listens to the “cries of Dalits, tribals, backward and poor.”
“The kind of barbarism that was meted out to a Dalit girl who had gone to listen to the Bhagwat Katha in Ayodhya would send shivers down the spine of any human being. Such cruel incidents shame the entire humanity,” Priyanka Gandhi mentioned in a submit on X.
“The girl was missing for three days but the police did nothing. In the BJP’s Jungle Raj, no one is there to listen to the cries of Dalits, tribals, backward and poor. The UP government has become synonymous with atrocities on Dalits. I demand that strict action be taken against those guilty of atrocities as well as the responsible policemen and officers,” she added.
Earlier, Ayodhya SSP Rajkaran Nayyar knowledgeable that police have detained a suspect for questioning and fashioned particular groups to probe the case.
SSP Nayyar mentioned, “On 31st January 2025, information was received at Darshan Nagar Chowki that a girl was asleep with her sister on the night of 30th January but the girl was missing when the sister woke up the next morning. She informed the Police about the same. Police registered a case and formed two teams to look for the girl. It was found this morning, that the body of the girl has been found in a field. Senior officials and the Forensics team reached the spot and collected scientific evidence.”
Prima facie, evidently the murder didn’t occur on the spot, the woman was murdered some place else and her physique was disposed of in the sector. Three groups have been fashioned as of now, one suspect has been taken into custody and is being questioned. The case will likely be cracked quickly and the responsible will likely be given the strictest punishment via fast-track court docket. All groups are working in direction of it,” he added.
Meanwhile, Priyanka Maurya, member of UP Women Commission met victims’ households and guaranteed them of justice in the incident.
Speaking to ANI after assembly the sufferer’s household Maurya mentioned, “It is a very sad incident. I came here to meet the family members of the victim. I assured their family that justice will be served. Whoever has committed this incident should understand that Yogi Govt is in the state and the family will get justice.”
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