Abhishek Manu Singhvi urged everyone to distinguish between the two incidents (File)
New Delhi:
Congress said on Sunday that those making comparisons between the Hathras and Karauli incidents were doing so for “vested political interests” because if justice has not been served in Uttar Pradesh swift action has been taken in Rajasthan.
In UP’s Hathras, a 19-year-old Dalit woman was reportedly raped by four upper caste men on September 14 and died of her injuries in a Delhi hospital two weeks later, while in Karauli, in Rajasthan, a temple priest died on Wednesday after being allegedly set on fire by land grabbers.
The BJP attacked the Congressional government led by Ashok Gehlot in Rajasthan over the incident.
Asked about the two incidents at a press conference, Congress spokesman Abhishek Singhvi said: “Let me be very clear: compare as is done by innuendo and innuendo of vested political interests. , between Karauli and Hathras, it is to make fun of justice. “
“Every murder, and this is the highest crime in our penal book, is despicable, despicable and must be condemned, be it Hathras or Karauli. But that’s not the point. Did you have a midnight cremation in Karauli? The answer is no”. Do you have it in UP? The answer is yes”.
“Did you prevent access to all political leaders and journalists … for five days, ” dhakkam-dhakka ” (push and push), abuse, but, no access, it does not is not produced in Rajasthan. But it happened in UP, ”Singhvi said.
He urged everyone to distinguish between the two incidents, saying justice is being served in Rajasthan with swift action.
“One is justice, the other is injustice. So before you make comparisons, search your soul and don’t think the Indian people are foolish,” Singhvi said.
The BJP had previously denounced criminal incidents in Rajasthan to Congress, claiming law and order in the state had “made a draw” and asked Rahul Gandhi to pay attention instead of surrendering. in states ruled by the BJP for “political tourism”.
In the UP, Yogi Adityanath’s government is battling harsh criticism for its handling of the Hathras case, particularly after local police cremated the woman’s body at night, allegedly without family approval .
However, officials said the cremation was done “according to the wishes of the family.”
The Hathras gang rape and murder case is being investigated by the CBI which registered an FIR on Sunday morning.
