‘Trying to incite people’: UP’s deputy CM Brajesh Pathak on Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Hathras | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak on Thursday accused Congress leader Rahul Gandhi of trying to “incite people” and “spread anarchy” in the state after the Opposition Lok Sabha leader visited Hathras to meet the family of a Dalit woman who allegedly died after being raped in September. 2020.
Pathak said Rahul Gandhi was a “confused” leader who did not know what to do and suggested that the Congress scion go to the ‘Vipassana’ (meditation) center to find out what needed to be done.
“(Rahul) Gandhi is confused. He has no idea what he will say and when. Sometimes he thinks of visiting Sambhal, sometimes Aligarh or Hathras. He is completely derailed and confused,” Pathak told news agency PTI .
The UP deputy CM further said, “Rahul Gandhi knows nothing. The Hathras incident has been investigated by the CBI and the case is pending in the court. He is completely frustrated and a victim of mental disorder.”
“He (Rahul Gandhi) doesn’t know what to do. His vehicle derailed. He wants to incite people and fan the flames of anarchy and riots in Uttar Pradesh. The people of Uttar Pradesh will never accept this,” he said.
Rahul Gandhi reached Bool Garhi in Hathras around 11.15 am amid a tight formation around the village in Chandpa area.
The Congress leader spent about 35 minutes at the family’s home and interacted with them. He left without speaking to a waiting group of reporters who had gathered in the village for his visit.
The Congress also shared a letter allegedly written by the Hathras rape victim’s father, following which Rahul Gandhi visited the family.
“The family of the victim in Hathras had written a letter to the opposition leader, Mr @RahulGandhi, demanding justice. Following this letter, Mr. Rahul Gandhi came to meet the victim’s family today,” the party said, sharing the letter.