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Punjab rape & murder has 'Bihar angle', Nirmala questions Gandhi siblings silence

  •   Sat, Oct 24 2020 04:59:45 PM

New Delhi, Oct 24 (IANS): The BJP on Saturday launched an all out attack on the Congress party over the alleged rape and murder of a minor in Punjab's Hoshiarpur. The victim's link to Bihar has given this issue a new dimension with the first phase of the Bihar elections set to take place on the 28th of this month.

The BJP fielded its senior woman member in the union cabinet Nirmala Sitharaman who said, "I have come to speak on something which disturbs all our minds. The rape in Hoshiarpur and the complete silence of the Congress party in this matter of a 6 year old child of a migrant labourer from Bihar. Dalit is raped, is killed, body half burnt and it doesn't shake the conscience of the brother and sister pair who rush to every other chosen sight which they think can help them politically".

Sitharaman was referring to Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi and their much publicized visit to Uttar Pradesh's Hathras to meet the family of the Dalit girl who was allegedly brutalized and subsequently died in a Delhi hospital.

While Sitharaman stressed that rapes should not be politicized, she questioned the 'selectivity' and 'enthusiasm' of the 'brother and sister pair'. She questioned why they don't visit Hoshiarpur in Punjab and Rajasthan where the Congress is in power.

She also dragged in Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav for his silence on this issue of a Bihar migrant worker's daughter allegedly being raped and killed, asking about their joint campaign with the Congress. "Are you not answerable to that family in Bihar," Sitharaman asked Yadav.

In a serious charge against Tejashwi Yadav, who is the CM face of the Congress-RJD alliance and his brother, Sitharaman alleged, "When I was just looking into the details, there are allegations, at least there were allegations in 2008 against the brothers of eve teasing and you know, misbehaviour with women in Delhi. So it doesn't affect them." She added that during Lalu's 'Jungle Raj', the wives of senior officials had to put up with misbehaviour.

She asked why there are no tweets from the 'tweet friendly leaders'. She said 35 senior MPs from the party wanted to march to Hathras, asking for justice. "Where are those 35 today? No sense of outrage if it is a Bihari Dalit child?" she asked.

She added that the BJP will ensure that the victim's family gets timely justice.

She added that freedom of expression is under threat in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, as it is in the 'DNA of the Congress party'
  

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  • R.L., Udupi/USA

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Dear Nirmalaji murderd the economy of the country see what you can do to bring back the economy . There is Home ministry is there to take care of this issue.

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  • Veer, Nagpur

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Nobody is denying crime in the country at any time. It's inevitable throughout the world but BJP ruled states are not giving justice to the victim. They burn and destroy evidence, destroy medical records, support and defend the criminal and spread false rumours about incident and uphold accusers claim. They even garland the rapists and promote them for their communal service. Whereas non BJP states take prompt unbiased action against the rapists and send them to task. No shielding the rapists and murderers.

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  • Vish, Udupi

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Highly condemnable incident. Surprised to see the silence of Congress leaders and supporters who where on top in raising their voice on UP incident!!

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Vish, If you honestly want to contribute to this discussion, start by reading the comments from start. Else take rest for the day, aI can understand, it's been a long tiring day.

    Because if Nirmala Sitaram herself reads the comments on DW this evening, even she will request to be excused for the day.

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  • Vish, Udupi

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Well, can understand how tiring day it can be for the people who are just being mute spectators on the Punjab incident!! Anyways... chill and get energised for tomorrow

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  • Raviraj Poonja, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    I believe we can expect a huuuuuuuuge protest led by the Vadra Congress Yuva leader of Mangalore against this rape and lash out at the CM of Punjab. I hope Mithunda does it, If not then its curtains for his non existing hyped up political career.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Raviraj Poonja,

    Tossing the bait ? Is Punjab as bad as UP that Mithun Rai should sit on Dharna here in Karnataka ?? Is Punjab make or break for Mithun Rai ?

    Couldn't it also be the case for Nalin Kumar Kateel ? Or Shobha Karandlaje ? Did they utter one word in regret about what is happening in UP ? Keep it man, keep your advice to yourself. Let's raise voice against what illegal is happening in our state instead.

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  • Deshbhakt, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Madam Nirmala Sitaramji,

    You are forgetting that you are a minister in BJP, the ruling party in India. Granted, since you are fielded in the govt you are questioning, nevertheless, where is the Home Minister ? Is he to see at the Home affairs, or the Finance Minister ? If you are to be asked 'why the bank interest is so low, why GDP is so low', are you answering ? Aren't you escaping saying that 'it's God's will' ??

    Now, why are you invoking the Congress party's Brother-Sister ? Because they were in Hathras case ? If there weren't there, would the case have come to the fore at all ?? Wouldn't the victim's family have been threatened and hushed-up ? If there was law and order prevailing in UP, would the duo required come to raise voice at all ? Do not give them more chance, tell your government do their duty, the two can't be helping each and every harassed woman in the nation. Make your laws clear to people so that crime will be less, not add up to already existing numbers.

    Moreover, strengthen our nation's economy, do not let it go lower. At-least bring it up to where the Congress Party handed it over to you. Till then, you are a failure, a failed Finance Minister. Each chance you get to speak (like this) is a favor the nation does to you.

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  • El En Tea, Mangalore

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Is it election compaign or rape compaign
    Nirmala being an lady highlighting the rape issue😫

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Oct 24 2020

    Where was Nirmala when Rapes happened everyday in Uttar Pradesh ...

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