After PM Modi broke silence on Kathua and Unnao rape cases, Rahul Gandhi posed another question for him
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday "thanked" Prime Minister Narendra Modi for breaking his silence on Kathua and Unnao rape cases while he posed another question to him.
"Dear Prime Minister, Thank you for breaking your long silence. You said, “our daughters will get justice”. India wants to know: when? #SpeakUp," Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
His tweet came soon after Modi asserted that the guilty in the two cases will not be spared and daughters will get justice.
Speaking after the inauguration of Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar memorial in the national capital, Modi said, "I want to assure the nation that no criminal will be spared. Justice will be done. Our daughters will get justice. We all will have to work together to end this internal evil."
The Prime Minister's remarks came amid mounting attacks by the opposition against the BJP governments in Uttar Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir alleging shielding of the accused due to political pressure.
Earlier, Gandhi hit out at Modi over his silence on the issue, saying it was "unacceptable" and India was waiting for him to speak up.
Directly addressing the prime minister on Twitter, Gandhi also asked why accused rapists and murderers were "protected" by the state.
"Mr Prime Minister, your silence is unacceptable."1. What do YOU think about the growing violence against women and children? "2. Why are accused rapists and murderers protected by the state? "India is waiting," Gandhi tweeted, using the hashtag "SpeakUp".
In Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, a BJP MLA and his brother have been accused of raping a minor and beating up her father who later died of injuries while in custody.
Amid heightened public anger, the CBI tonight arrested MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar on the directions of the Allahabad High Court.
The Kathua case relates to an eight-year-old girl from the nomadic Bakerwal Muslim community who had disappeared from near her home in a village near Kathua in the Jammu region on January 10. Her body was found in the same area a week later.
A Special Investigation Team formed to probe the incident has arrested eight people, including two Special Police Officers (SPOs) and a head constable, who was charged with destroying evidence.
Two BJP ministers in Jammu and Kashmir government who allegedly attended a rally in favour of accused submitted his resignation to state party leadership.
(With PTI inputs)
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