Rahul Gandhi heads to Hathras amid Sambhal row | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi left for Hathras in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, a day after the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha along with Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi visited the families of five people killed in the Sambhal violence on November 24.
Security measures were tightened in Boolgarhi village as he might meet the family of the 2020 rape victim.

Commenting on his visit, Deputy Prime Minister Brajesh Pathak said, “Rahul Gandhi, you have a feeling of desperation, you are a victim of frustration. You don’t even know that the CBI has investigated the Hathras case. the court… Today, Uttar Pradesh is rapidly progressing to become the No. 1 state in terms of infrastructure, in terms of law and order. The law and order situation of Uttar Pradesh is being discussed across the country. Today we can say that the industrial revolution is coming in Uttar Pradesh.”
“While you want to throw Uttar Pradesh into the fire of anarchy, in the fire of riots you want to incite people. Please don’t do this. I request that Uttar Pradesh gears up to become the No. 1 state in the entire world. nation,” he added.

Rahul had met the family in 2020 and had also accused the Yogi Adityanath government of ‘exploitation’ and unleashing ‘atrocities’ against the victim’s family.
“Look, #Hathras, what kind of exploitation and atrocities the victim’s family faced at the hands of the UP government. It is very important for every Indian to know the truth about the injustice done to him,” he had said in a post. on X.

Exactly four years after the brutal murder and alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras on September 14, 2020, her family is yet to immerse her ashes, saying they are still waiting for justice. In an interview with TOI, the family expressed their frustration and said they continue to live in ‘prison-like conditions’ with restrictions on their movement and social interactions, while being surrounded by security personnel 24×7.
The family also stressed that government promises, such as providing a relative with a job and a home, have gone unfulfilled. They further expressed disappointment with the judicial proceedings, which saw three of the suspects acquitted and only one sentenced to life imprisonment. According to the family, the release of the alleged perpetrators has denied them justice.
Read the full story: Four years later, Hathras victim’s family awaits her ashes