Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met the family of the nine-year-old Dalit girl who died following an alleged sexual assault in Delhi. After meeting the victim’s family, Gandhi said that the family is demanding nothing but justice.
Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala, along with several party workers also accompanied Gandhi to meet the victim’s family.
While talking to reporters at the Delhi Cantonment area, Gandhi said that he was with the family and would not back down even an inch till they get justice.
“I have told the family that Rahul Gandhi is standing with them till they get justice and will not back down even an inch,” he said.
“The parents' tears are saying only one thing, that their daughter, the daughter of this country, deserves justice. And I am with them on this path to justice,” Gandhi wrote in Hindi on Twitter. He also shared a picture of his meeting with the girl’s parents on Twitter.
Meanwhile, the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has also launched an inquiry into the incident that took place in Old Nangal area in southwest Delhi and summoned the Delhi Police after the girl's parents alleged that she was raped and her body was forcibly cremated by a crematorium priest who had falsely claimed that she was electrocuted.
On Tuesday, opposition parties targeted Union Home Minister Amit Shah over the incident, questioning the law and order situation in the national Capital, even as the Delhi Police said strict legal action has been taken against the accused.