BJP MLA by Ballia Surendra Singh. (Videograb: Twitter / ANI)
Emphasizing on instilling ‘good’ values in women, Ballia’s BJP MLA, Surendra Singh said that neither governance nor the use of weapons can prevent such crimes.
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In a bizarre statement, a Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA said on Saturday that incidents like the alleged gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit in Hathras can be stopped if parents instill good values in their daughters.
Emphasizing on instilling values in women, Ballia’s BJP MLA, Surendra Singh said that neither governance nor the use of weapons can prevent such crimes.
“Incidents like these can be stopped with the help of good values, na shashan se, na talwar se. All parents should teach their daughters good values. It is only the combination of government and good values that can make a country beautiful, “she said. AND ME he quoted him saying.
#WATCH Incidents like these can be stopped with the help of good values, na shashan se na talwar se. All parents should teach their daughters good values. It is only the combination of government and good values that can make the country beautiful: Surendra Singh, BJP MLA from Ballia. #Hathras pic.twitter.com/47AmnGByA3
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Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh’s Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the case. The announcement came as Congressional leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi arrived in Hathras on Saturday night to meet with relatives of the victim whose rape, murder and forcible cremation has sparked widespread protests across India.
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