Shocked by the recent incidents of rape of underage girls in Hathras, Azamgarh, Baghpat and Bulandshahr, Congressional Leader Priyanka Gandhi has sought answers from the Uttar Pradesh government, led by the BJP. On Wednesday, activists from Congress, the left and Bhim’s army staged protests near Uttar Pradesh Bhawan and the India Gate in the national capital, demanding justice for a 19-year-old woman who died 15 days after she was allegedly raped. in group in Hathras. She was cremated in the dead of night with family members who alleged that the police forced them to hastily perform the last rites, a charge that sparked further outrage.
The police have searched the protesters, mostly students and female activists, for gathering in violation of the prohibition orders and Covid-19 guidelines, and detained some of them briefly.
The All India Student Association (AISA), affiliated with the left, which called for a candlelight march at India Gate at night, alleged that the police forcibly removed protesters from the scene and harassed and detained women, a charge denied by the police. Some activists from the Bhim army also joined the protest near the India Gate. In a call for a candlelight vigil at India Gate, protesters demanding justice for the Dalit victim of gang rape in Hathras were brutally assaulted and detained by Delhi police. The protesters were attacked, the women members harassed and detained ”, alleged the AISA.
Police said the female protesters were not detained, but left at their destination. The AISA claimed that the female protesters were left on a road near Jawaharlal Nehru University, even though they belonged to different institutions such as Jamia Millia Islamia, Ambedkar University and the University of Delhi.
Thirty-two men have been arrested for organizing an unauthorized protest on Man Singh Road, near India Gate, police said. “Some protesters who were part of the protest group were removed from the scene. The protesters belonged to AISA and Bhim Army. Legal action is being taken under the relevant sections of the law,” said Deepak Yadav, the additional deputy police commissioner (New Delhi).
There were also protests in neighboring Ghaziabad. Activists from the Congress, Samajwadi Party, Rashtriya Lok Dal and Akhil Bhartiya Balmiki Samaj organized protests in some areas of Ghaziabad, demanding justice for Dalit women.
Here are all the latest updates on the Hathras rape case:
* Dismayed by more incidents of rape shortly after Hathras, Mayawati, head of the BSP, called on the Center to intervene, as she alleged that Yogi Adityanath’s UP government had failed to stop crime against women. “After the Hathras incident, I expected the UP government to take action against people who commit crimes against women. But a similar crime has been committed against a Dalit student in Balrampur. Under the UP government of BJP, the Criminals, mafias and rapists are at large. Center should intervene, “he said.
Supreme BSP also held CM Yogi Adityanath responsible for the deterioration of the law and order situation in the state. “Yogi became CM under pressure from RSS. The BJP should address the matter with RSS,” he said, adding that the prime minister must be replaced or the rule of the president imposed.
* Hathras DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar says: “The borders of Hathras are sealed. Section 144 of the CrPC was imposed in the district, no more than five people are allowed to gather. We have no information about Priyanka Gandhi’s visit. SIT se will reunite with the victim family members today, no media will be allowed. “
* Congressional leaders said that a team of Akshya Mourya, Shivram Singh, Ritu Choudhry, Pramod Kumar and Pradeep Narwal will accompany Priyanka Gandhi to Hathras. Before her visit, security has been tightened at the DND overpass in Delhi, where some congressional workers are protesting. Sources said Brother Rahul Gandhi and party veteran PL Punia may also accompany Priyanka.
* Congressional leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP government for “raj jungle” in Uttar Pradesh. He said BJP’s motto is not to save girls, but to hide facts and save energy.
UP के जंगलराज में बेटियों पर ज़ुल्म और सरकार की सीनाज़ोरी जारी है।
कभी जीते-जी सम्मान नहीं दिया और अंतिम संस्कार की गरिमा भी छीन ली।
भाजपा का नारा ‘बेटी बचाओ’ नहीं, ‘तथ्य छुपाओ, सत्ता बचाओ’ है।#BalrampurHorror
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 1, 2020
* Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the police beat the relatives of the Hathras rape victim on “silent orders from the government.” He said that now people will also treat the government in a similar way: it will make it work and lead it to the door of justice. “The public is seeing the true color of the misrule of the BJP. The cloak of hypocrites will soon reveal itself,” he added.
* Priyanka Gandhi also tweeted:
हाथरस जैसी वीभत्स घटना बलरामपुर में घटी। लड़की का बलात्कार कर पैर और कमर तोड़ दी गई। आजमगढ़, बागपत, बुलंदशहर में बच्चियों से दरिंदगी हुई।
यूपी में फैले जंगलराज की हद नहीं। मार्केटिंग, भाषणों से कानून व्यवस्था नहीं चलती। ये मुख्यमंत्री की जवाबदेही का वक्त है। जनता को जवाब चाहिए।
– Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 1, 2020
* Rajasthan’s Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also tweeted about the incident:
हाथरस में हुई घटना बेहद निंदनीय है, उसकी जितनी निंदा की जाए उतनी कम है लेकिन दुर्भाग्य से राजस्थान के बारां में हुई घटना को हाथरस की घटना से कम्पेयर किया जा रहा है
one /– Ashok Gehlot (@ ashokgehlot51) October 1, 2020
जबकि बारां में बालिकाओं ने स्वयं मजिस्ट्रेट के समक्ष दिए दिए 164 के बयानों में अपने साथ ज्यादती नहीं होने एवं स्वयं की मर्जी से लड़कों के साथ घूमने जाने की बात कही। बालिकाओं का मेडिकल भी करवाया गया एवं अनुसन्धान में सामने आया कि लड़के भी नाबालिग हैं, जांच आगे भी जारी रहेगी।
two /– Ashok Gehlot (@ ashokgehlot51) October 1, 2020
घटना होना एक बात है और कार्यवाही होना दूसरी, घटना हुई तो कार्यवाही भी तत्काल हुई। इस केस को मीडिया का एक वर्ग और विपक्ष हाथरस जैसी वीभत्स घटना से कम्पेयर करके प्रदेश और देश की जनता को गुमराह करने का काम कर रहे हैं।
3 /– Ashok Gehlot (@ ashokgehlot51) October 1, 2020
* Barbarian criminals will definitely be punished for their barbarism. Investigation teams are conducting the investigation. But I think there should be no political tourism in it. Those who are trying to increase tension through political tourism should not. Everyone is sad and wants punishment for the guilty, the government of Uttar Pradesh is working to achieve it. You will see the results soon, “Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said of the rape incidents in Uttar Pradesh.
* “I have no words to condemn the barbaric and shameful incident in Hathras involving a young Dalit. My condolences to the family. More shameful is the energetic cremation without the presence or consent of the family, exposing those who use slogans and pledges raised to vote, “West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted.
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