New Delhi:
Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Thursday denounced the government a report on the sexual exploitation of underage girls in the Chitrakoot mines of Uttar Pradesh, asking “Is this the India of our dreams”?
In addition to a tweet, Gandhi tagged the media report which said that during the coronavirus crisis, a case of sexual exploitation of underage girls in the Chitrakoot mines was revealed.
“A hungry family in unforeseen confinement … These girls have paid a terrible price for living,” the former congressman said in the tweet.
“Is this the India of our dreams?” He asked.
Congress secretary general Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also highlighted the media report on Wednesday and urged the government and the committee concerned to take immediate action on the matter.