Supporters of Bhim’s army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supporters gathered in Jantar Mantar on Friday night to protest against the gang rape of the 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh.
Azad said he will visit Hathras and urged the Supreme Court to take notice of the incident.
“I will visit #Hathras. Our fight will continue until UP CM resigns and justice is served. I urge SC to become aware of the incident, ”he said.
Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal, CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI Leader D Raja also joined the protests.
“The UP government has no right to remain in power. Our demand is for justice to be done, ”Yechury said.
Here are the latest updates:
– SP and DSP narcopolygraph tests will also be conducted, UP’s Chief Minister’s Office said.
– Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the suspension of Hathras Police Superintendent Vikrant Vir and three other police officers for handling the gang rape case.
– The entrance and exit gate of the Janpath subway station has also now been opened, says DMRC.
– DMRC has opened the exit doors of the Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk subway stations now.
– “The whole country wants the guilty to receive severe punishment. Some people feel that attempts are being made to save them. Right now, the victim’s family needs all the help they can, ”says Kejriwal.
– “This is a fight for justice for the victim’s family. There should be no politics on this issue. Such a crime should not have occurred in any state in the country. No matter where it happens, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal or any city, Bangalore, Kolkata or Delhi, the victim will always be one of the daughters of India. We have to make sure that no violations occur anywhere in the country, ”says CM Arvind Kejriwal.
– Delhi CM Kejriwal leads a candlelight vigil on Jantar Mantar Road, flanked by AAP leaders including Aatishi, Saurabh Bharadwaj and Durgesh Pathak.
– Delhi Prime Minister Arvind Kejriwal has joined the protest in Jantar Mantar.
– In view of the protests, the Janpath subway station was closed and the exit doors at Rajiv Chowk and Patel Chowk stations will not be open, DMRC said.
– In a video message posted earlier in the day, Azad said Prime Minister Narendra Modi needed to break his silence on the brutal rape of the woman.
“The prime minister washes Dalits’ feet before the elections, but remains silent when a Dalit daughter from Uttar Pradesh is brutally raped. We will organize a protest at India Gate today at 5pm. The prime minister will have to give us answers, ”he said.
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