Hathras case: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra praised the court’s decision to summon UP officials.
New Delhi:
Congresswoman Priyanka Gandhi Vadra continued to attack the government of Uttar Pradesh over the gang rape of Hathras and the late cremation of a Dalit woman, welcoming the summons by Allahabad’s High Court of the senior Uttar Pradesh government and state police officials.
Priyanka Gandhi, who along with her brother Rahul Gandhi, was briefly detained on the way to Hathras on Thursday, called it a “strong and encouraging order”.
“The entire nation demands justice for Hathras rape victim. HC’s order shines a beacon of hope amid the grim, inhuman and unfair treatment of her family by the UP government,” tweeted today he is the secretary general of the Congress.
A strong and encouraging order from Alld HC’s Lucknow Bench. The entire nation demands justice for the rape victim of Hathras. HC’s order shines a ray of hope amid the grim, inhuman and unfair treatment inflicted on his family by the UP government.https://t.co/kj55XGMK3B
– Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 2, 2020
Allahabad High Court Lucknow Bench summoned senior UP police and administration officials over the Hathras gang rape case. The officials were invited to appear in court on October 12. Family members of the 20-year-old woman who died on Tuesday have also requested to be present so that judges can verify the facts about the 2 a.m. cremation by police which shocked the nation.
In its communication, the court said the case was of “immense public importance and public interest as it involved allegations of authority by state authorities, resulting in a violation of human rights and fundamental fundamentals not only of the deceased victim but also of his family. members “.
The woman was treated with “extreme brutality by the perpetrators and what would have happened next, if true, amounted to perpetuating the misery of the family and rubbing salt into their wounds,” said the tribunal.
Meanwhile, a police case was filed Thursday against Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra under the epidemic law, hours after their arrest en route to Hathras.
A great drama unfolded on the Yamuna Highway near Delhi while the two main Congress leaders were detained. Uttar Pradesh police had barricaded the roads leading to Hathras citing coronavirus concerns. Rahul Gandhi alleged he was pushed to the ground and charged with lathi as he and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were walking on the highway after their convoy was stopped by police. They were then released and brought back to Delhi by the police.