Ashok Gehlot criticises comparison of Dalit’s killing with Lakhimpur Kheri incident

Rajasthan CM says BJP leaders lack sense in reacting to violent incidents

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday criticised the comparison being made between a Dalit man’s killing in Hanumangarh district and the violence in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri. He said the BJP leaders making the comparison lacked sense in reacting to violent incidents.

A 29-year-old Dalit man was beaten to death by a group of persons at Prempura village last week and his body dumped outside his house. The assailants recorded the assault on video and circulated it on social media. Police have so far arrested seven persons in the case.

While affirming that prompt action was taken and the accused apprehended, Mr. Gehlot questioned the wisdom of BJP leaders’ demand that Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi visit the village. “Why should they visit a Congress-ruled State? It is the Opposition which should go there and point out the shortcomings, if any,” he told reporters after a function at the Secretariat here.