Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met the family of the Hathras victim on Saturday.
New Delhi:
A day after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra met with the family of Hathras victim, the party announced it would hold a ‘satyagraha’ at the country’s state district headquarters on Monday to demand justice for them.
The Pradesh congressional committees will hold a silent sit-in by Satyagraha, at the statues of Mahatma Gandhi / Ambedkar and other important location, against the brutal and arbitrary actions of the UP government, demanding justice for the victim and his family, ”General AICC Secretary, Organization, KC Venugopal said in a statement.
He said that senior leaders, MPs, MPs, officers, party officials and ordinary workers will fully participate in “satyagraha”.
“The brutal gang rape and murder of a Dalit girl from Hathras, Uttar Pradesh has shaken the conscience of the nation,” said Mr. Venugopal.
He alleged that the “flippant and cavalier attitude” of hearing his complaints and the delay in providing his immediate medical attention “resembles attempts to brush under the carpet” as well as a “complicity” on the part of the part of the UP administration.
Mr Venugopal alleged that the 20-year-old girl was deprived of justice and dignity in both life and death as her body was cremated without the family’s consent in the dead of night.
“The shameless inhumanity and illegal authoritarian character shown by the BJP government of the UP by denying the basic dignity to the victim even in death and then to the family left everyone in shock,” a- he said.
The Congress leader also criticized the UP government for the events of October 1 when Rahul Gandhi and Party UP leader Priyanka Gandhi, along with other leaders, attempted to travel to Hathras to meet with the family of the victim and the delegation were arrested at the UP border itself. .
“More complicated, the police manhandled Shri Rahul Gandhi in the most heinous manner and arrested Shri Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka ji and other leaders. has also been filed against them, ”he said in the statement.
He said it was only after continued pressure from the Congress party on October 3, when thousands of party workers, MPs and senior leaders led by Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi announced they were leaving for Hathras, that the UP administration gave in and allowed five leaders to meet with the victim’s family.
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