The BJP on Tuesday lashed out at the Congress over the gruesome rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Kerala, saying while its vice-president Rahul Gandhi rushed to different States over Dalit issues but was now conspicuous by his absence there.
It also targeted Congress chief Sonia Gandhi and said as a woman, she was expected to be more sensitive towards such a crime but she did not even enquire Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy about it.
“The president of the party is concerned only about states not ruled by Congress. She has neither visited nor taken cognisance of it,” BJP spokesperson Meenakshi lekhi told newspersons.
She said the incident was a reminder of the 2012 Delhi gangrape case, which triggered massive public outcry leading to the enactment of a tough rape law.
There has been little police action in the case even six days after the incident took place, she said.
Attacking Rahul, she said, “He had time to go to Hyderabad, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. When such a horrific incident has happened in Congress-ruled Kerala, then he is conspicuous by his absence.”