Sonia Gandhi says Hathras gangrape victim ‘killed by ruthless govt’

Sonia Gandhi attacked Adityanath government over death of Hathras gangrape victim, saying she “did not die but was murdered by ruthless government” and “her body was consigned to flames forcibly”.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday attacked the Yogi Adityanath government over the death of Hathras gangrape victim, saying she “did not die but was murdered by ruthless government” and “her body was consigned to flames forcibly”.

“Crores of people in this country are sad and angry over the brutal incident of Hathras, which is a blot on our society. I want to ask, being a girl is a crime? Being a poor girl is a crime? What was UP government doing that they could not hear the voice of the family seeking justice? They tried to suppress the matter. Right medical facilities were not provided to the victim on time,” Sonia Gandhi said in a video statement.

She described 19-year-old victim, who died in Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday, as Nirbhaya of Hathras. “A girl has left us. I want to say that Nirbhaya of Hathras did not die, she was murdered by a ruthless Uttar Pradesh government, its administration and its neglect.”When she (victim) was alive, she was not given justice, she was not protected,” she said. Sonia Gandhi alleged that the victim’s final rites were performed forcefully and her body was not taken to her residence. “She (the victim) was not handed to her family. A weeping mother could not give a final farewell to her daughter. It is a big sin. She was cremated forcefully,” Gandhi said…Read More

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