Expressing his anguish over the brutal gangrape of an eight-year-old girl in Mandsaur, Madhya Pradesh, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said that the brutality minor girl was subjected to, is sickening. Demanding speedy justice in such cases, Rahul called the nation to unite to protect children from predators.
“In Mandsaur, MP, an 8-year-old girl was kidnapped and gangraped, and is battling for her life. The brutality this young child was subjected to sickens me,” he said in a tweet. “As a nation, we must come together to protect our children and bring the attackers to speedy justice,” he added.
Senior Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia demanded the CBI inquiry in the case. Talking to a news agency, he said women are not safe in MP at all.
"It took a lot of time to lodge an FIR in the rape case of an eight-year-old girl in Mandsaur. Even the investigation is not going in the right direction. We demand a CBI inquiry in the case. Women in my state don't feel safe," said the Congress leader.
Blaming Shivraj Singh led BJP government for poor law and order situation, Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi said that under BJP rule, the state - has become a rape capital of India.
The Congress leader said, "Every 15 minutes, a child is subjected to sexual assault in India but MP tops the list of states. Three big cities of MP are considered the most insecure for women in the country."
"It is heartbreaking and shocking. The girl is still battling for her life," she added.