"Why is Priyanka Gandhi silent": BJP Tarun Chugh on Dausa rape incident
Nov 11, 2023
New Delhi [India], November 11 : Bharatiya Janata Party National General Secretary Tarun Chugh slammed Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi over her silence on the Dausa rape incident in Rajasthan and questioned the law and order situation of the poll-bound state.
A minor girl was allegedly raped by a police sub-inspector in Rajasthan's Dausa district on Friday. According to ASP Dausa Bajrang Singh, the accused has been identified as Bhupendra.
"It's saddening and scornful. It is the biggest example of the way law and order is functioning there. Why is (Congress general secretary) Priyanka Gandhi who says 'mai ladki hu, ladh sakti hu' silent on this issue?" Tarun Chugh said.
Taking cognisance of the arrest of a police officer for allegedly raping a minor girl in Dausa, the chairman of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), Priyank Kanoongo said a notice was being issued to the Rajasthan government in the matter.
Speaking to ANI after the latest in a series of sexual crimes in the poll-bound state came to light on Saturday, the NCPCR chairperson said, "We have taken due cognisance of the incident and are in the process of issuing a notice to the Rajasthan government in the matter. We are taking action as per the preliminary information that we have received about the incident. It is also important to ensure the safety and security of the victim and her kin in light of this incident. We will ensure that the girl and her family are provided proper counselling to deal with the aftermath of this incident."
Amid the protest outside the police station in the Lalsot area, BJP leader Kirodi Lal Meena reached the spot even as hundreds of locals raised slogans against the Ashok Gehlot government and the state police.
"There is massive anger among people over the rape of a 7-year-old Dalit girl by a policeman in Lalsot. I have reached the spot to help the victim and her family get justice. The state police, which has turned autocratic under the Gehlot government, are not even desisting from committing such crimes ahead of the elections," Meena posted from his official X handle.
