Hathras gangrape victim “murdered by ruthless government”: Sonia Gandhi (Video)

New Delhi: After the death of Hathras gangrape victim, Congress president Sonia Gandhi attacked the Yogi Adityanath government on Wednesday.

Sonia Gandhi said that victim “did not die but was murdered by ruthless government” and “her body was consigned to flames forcibly”.

“Crores of people in this country are sad and angry over the brutal incident of Hathras, which is a blot on our society. I want to ask, being a girl is a crime? Being a poor girl is a crime? What was UP government doing that they could not hear the voice of the family seeking justice? They tried to suppress the matter. Right medical facilities were not provided to the victim on time,” Sonia Gandhi said in a video statement.

“A girl has left us. I want to say that Nirbhaya of Hathras did not die, she was murdered by a ruthless Uttar Pradesh government, its administration and its neglect.”When she (victim) was alive, she was not given justice, she was not protected,” she said.

She also alleged that the victim’s final rites were performed forcefully and her body was not taken to her residence.

“She (the victim) was not handed to her family. A weeping mother could not give a final farewell to her daughter. It is a big sin. She was cremated forcefully,” Gandhi said.

“There is dignity also after death. Our Hindu religion talks about it. But she was consigned to flames using the police force? What kind of justice is this? What is this government? You think you can do anything and this country will remain silent. No, this country will speak against your injustice,” she said.

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Gandhi further said that the Congress party stands with the family of the victim.

“On behalf of Congress, I stand with the victim family’s demand for justice. India belongs to all its citizens and all have a right to live with dignity. The Constitution has given us this right. We will not let BJP destroy the constitution and the country,” she said.

(With inputs from Agency)