Updated: October 4, 2020 9:08:10 pm
Bhim’s army chief Chandrashekhar Azad arrives at the victim’s village.
One day after Uttar Pradesh police lifted a two-day blockade around the village of the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after she was brutally assaulted and allegedly raped by four upper-caste men, politicians crossing the streets. Party lines entered Hathras district to meet with the victim’s family even as Priyanka Gandhi from Congress demanded the removal of the district magistrate and an investigation into his role in the whole affair.
Uttar Pradesh police used light force against Rashtriya Party workers Lok Dal and Samajwadi in Hathras after they broke through the police barricade to reach the victim’s village in large numbers.
The RLD alleged that its vice president, Jayant Chaudhary, and the party’s workers were accused by the police and ill-treated. Condemning the police action, RLD UP Unit Chairman Masood Ahmed said: “The BJP is trying to suppress the voice of the opposition.”
The police action against Chaudhary saw hundreds of RLD activists, led by Muzaffarnagar district president Ajit Rathi, organize a dharna and block roads at different locations in the Muzaffarnagar district of Uttar Pradesh.
However, a delegation from the Samajwadi Party and Chaudhary were finally able to meet the family of the 19-year-old woman. Issuing a statement, SP said that the party ensured all possible help to the family. “A ‘nyay yuddh‘(The fight for justice) continues to bring justice to the deceased daughter of Hathras by the Samajwadis. By directives of the national president, the SP delegation met with the aggrieved family, expressed their solidarity and assured all possible help. SP supports all the demands of the aggrieved family, ”said the party.
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Bhim’s army chief Chandrashekhar Azad, who was initially prevented from entering the village by UP police, demanded Y-category security for the family as well as an investigation of the case before a retired Supreme Court judge.
Flowers spread from the 19-year-old’s funeral pyre. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
“I demand ‘Y-safety’ for the family or I will take them to my house, they are not safe here. We want an investigation to be carried out under the supervision of a retired Supreme Court judge, ”he quoted ANI.
The government led by Yogi Adityanath, under fire from the opposition over the incident, has recommended a CBI investigation throughout the chain of events in the Hathras assault and the alleged gangrape case, including his hasty cremation without the family present. The four defendants, Sandeep (20), Ravi (35), Luv Kush (23) and Ramu (26), have been arrested.
SP and RLD workers are being charged with latex in Hathras on Sunday.
Hathras Sadar SDM Prakash Meena, however, said that five of the SP and RLD workers were allowed to enter the village. “A delegation of no more than five people is allowed within the town. Delegations from SP and RLD entered; We put five names on the list and let them go there. Over time, his workers began to misbehave with female staff. They broke through the barricades and threw stones. One of our COs has been injured. To disperse the crowd, we had to use less force. The situation is under control, ”he quoted ANI.
Meeting held at the home of former BJP MLA, defendant defended
Meanwhile, dozens of people gathered outside the home of a former MLA BJP in Hathras, where defended the accused in the gangrape case, and demanded the registration of an FIR against the victim’s next of kin. A strong police force was deployed in the vicinity of the residence of former MLA Rajvir Singh Pehalvan, which is located about 8-9 kilometers from the victim’s village.
Pehalvan’s son Manveer Singh, who was one of the organizers of the meeting, denied that the meeting was made up solely of members of the upper castes, saying they were from “different sectors of society.” “We welcome the CBI investigation ordered by the Prime Minister of Uttar Pradesh. We have faith in the investigation, ”Singh told PTI.
High security deployed in Hathras.
“The whole scenario has been created to blame the government. The defendants are in favor of any type of investigation. But victims change positions from time to time. They don’t want a drug test or a CBI probe. Now they want another type of consultation, “PTI quoted Manveer Singh.
He said the police should register an FIR against the complainants in the case. “Our demand is that a case be brought against the people who had presented it in the first instance,” he said.
Priyanka Gandhi demands DM’s removal, inquire about her role
One day later meet the 19-year-old woman’s familyPriyanka Gandhi upped the ante in her attack on Yogi Adityanath’s government. Gandhi said that according to the family, the district magistrate gave them the worst treatment.
In a tweet in Hindi, the congressional leader said: “According to the aggrieved family, the worst treatment they received was the district magistrate. Who is trying to save him? He must be suspended immediately and his role in the whole affair must be investigated. When the family is demanding a judicial investigation, then why is there noise about the CBI investigation and the SIT investigation? ”. “If the UP government has woken up a bit from its slumber, it should listen to the family’s point of view,” Gandhi said in another tweet.
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