From some 1000 kilometers in Punjab’s Moga district, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday lashed out at the BJP Government in Uttar Pradesh over the Hathras incident alleging that no action was taken against those responsible for the death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman who was allegedly gang-raped and brutalized.
Rahul, who was leading a tractor rally in Punjab against Centre’s three recently cleared farm legislations, launched a blistering attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and questioned the need for bringing in the new laws at the time of the coronavirus pandemic.
“I was in UP yesterday. A daughter of India was killed there and no action was taken against those responsible for her death. And the family of the victim was confined to their house,” he said while addressing a public gathering at Badni Kalan.
“The (Hathras) District Magistrate threatened them and the (UP) Chief Minister also did so. This is the situation in India,” he alleged, claiming that while no action is being taken against the culprits, the victims are being targeted.