‘Even hoping for justice is crime’: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP govt over deaths of 2 Dalit girls in UP, shares video of victims’ kin | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Leader of the Opposition and congress MP Rahul Gandhi criticised the BJP government over the tragic incident involving the deaths of two Dalit girls in Farrukhabad district. The bodies of the girls, one of whom was a minor, were found hanging from a tree in the Kaimganj Kotwali police jurisdiction early Tuesday.
Gandhi, in a post on X (formerly Twitter), shared a video of the victim’s father and condemned the government’s handling of the case.He accused the administration of prioritising cover-ups over delivering justice, especially in cases involving vulnerable communities. “In the BJP government, even ‘hoping for justice’ is a crime! What can one expect from those whose priority is not justice but hiding the crime, even in the most serious incidents against the weak and the deprived?” Gandhi wrote.

He further expressed his outrage at the administration’s attitude toward the victim’s family, calling it intolerable. “The incident that happened in Farrukhabad is very unfortunate. Such an attitude of the administration towards the victim’s family cannot be tolerated at any cost. After all, how long can we tolerate all this? This is a big question before us as a society!” Gandhi added, and stressed that security is the right of every daughter of India, and justice is the right of every suffering family.
The police have suggested that the girls may have taken their own lives, but the families of the deceased have raised suspicions of foul play. A forensic team is currently examining the evidence. The autopsy report later confirmed that the cause of death was due to hanging.