Updated: October 2, 2020 9:27:39 pm
The BJP’s senior leader, Uma Bharti, requested the chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, to allow the media and politicians to meet with the victim’s family.
Claiming that the “suspicious” action of the Uttar Pradesh police in the Hathras incident has “nicked” the image of the BJP and the state government, senior BJP leader Uma Bharti on Friday requested the chief minister, Yogi Adityanath, allowing the media and politicians to meet with Dalit victims. family.
Referring to herself as her “older sister,” Bharti described UP CM as a “manager with a clean image.” “I ask you to let the media and other political parties know about the aggrieved family,” he tweeted while tagging CM Adityanath.
the death of the 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was brutally assaulted and allegedly gang-ganged by upper caste men, and her hasty cremation in the dead of night, has sparked widespread outrage and protests with the opposition demanding the resignation of CM Adityanath.
Several of the Dalit MPs for the ruling BJP told The Indian Express that the incident has “damaged” the image of the administration. and it is “politically damaging”. Parliamentarians, however, blamed the incident on “deep-seated castes and corruption in the police” while expressing their confidence in the state government.
Bharti, who has been admitted to AIIMS-Rishikesh after she tested positive for Covid-19, said that if she had been okay, she would have visited the family in Hathras herself. She also said that she will definitely visit the family after she is discharged from the hospital.
“The suspicious action of the UP police has damaged the image of the BJP, the UP government and the chief minister of the state, Yogi Adityanath,” Bharti said in a series of Hindi tweets.
५) हमने अभी राम मंदिर का शिलान्यास किया है तथा आगे देश में रामराज्य लाने क़ा दावा किया है किन्तु इस घटना पर पुलिस की संदेहपूर्ण कार्यवाही से आपकी, @UPGovt की, तथा @ BJP4India की छवि पे आँच आयी है।
– Uma Bharti (@umasribharti) October 2, 2020
She also said that she was initially reluctant to speak about the incident as she thought the CM must be taking appropriate action on it. “However, the way in which the police blocked the town has raised several doubts, regardless of the arguments,” he added.
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Meanwhile, the UP government has created a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the alleged gangrape of the woman following a call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The team has been asked to submit a report within seven days.
Earlier today, CM Adityanath said that his government is committed to the safety of women and that those who even think of damaging their self-esteem will face total destruction. “The total destruction of those who even think of damaging the self-respect of women in UP is inevitable,” Adityanath said in a Hindi tweet.
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