‘Who is Indira Jaising to tell me to follow Sonia Gandhi’s footsteps?’: Nirbhaya’s mother (Video)

Nirbhaya’s mother, Asha Devi hits out at Supreme Court advocate Indira Jaising for suggesting her to follow Sonia Gandhi’s footsteps and pardon death penalty for her daughter’s rapists.

Asha Devi: Can’t believe how Indira Jaising even dared to suggest such this. I met her many times over the years in Supreme Court,not once she asked for my wellbeing& today she is speaking for convicts.Such ppl earn livelihood by supporting rapists,hence rape incidents don’t stop https://t.co/Gjf02l9LT4 pic.twitter.com/Rl3sMbppl5

— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2020

Justice is not done with rape victims

Reacting angrily to Jaising’s appeal, Asha Devi said that it is because of people like her that justice is not done with rape victims. “Who is Indira Jaising to give me such a suggestion? Whole country wants the convicts to be executed. Just because of people like her, justice is not done with rape victims,” Asha Devi was quoted by news agency ANI.

दोषियों को माफ करने की सलाह पर भड़कीं निर्भया की मां, कहा- ‘ऐसा सुझाव देने की हिम्मत कैसे हुई?’#Nirbhaya #NirbhayaCase

Read in Hindi: https://t.co/jkeSXnvUJQ
Read in English: https://t.co/jDww9Fk9bY pic.twitter.com/4gwQcGWo4M

— Newsroom Post (@NewsroomPostCom) January 18, 2020

Shocked at Jaising’s audacity, she further said that she couldn’t believe Jaising would even dare to suggest such a thing. “I met her many times over the years in Supreme Court, not once she asked for my wellbeing and today she is speaking for convicts. Such people earn livelihood by supporting rapists, hence rape incidents don’t stop,” she said.

Death-row convicts

The death-row convicts who were earlier slated to be executed on January 22 at 7 am will now be hanged on February 1 at 6 am. The new date of execution was announced after two convicts Mukesh Singh and Vinay submitted curative petitions. On Friday, the mercy petition of Mukesh Singh was rejected by the President.