Being woman has become crime in 'jungle raj': Priyanka Gandhi slams Uttar Pradesh government
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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on March 7 slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the issue of crimes against women, alleging that “being a woman has become a crime in this jungle raj”.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on March 7 slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the issue of crimes against women, alleging that "being a woman has become a crime in this jungle raj".
The Congress general secretary said two minor girls, who were victims of gang rape, had ended their lives in Kanpur and now their father has also ended his life. "It is alleged that pressure was being put on the victim's family to compromise," Priyanka Gandhi said in a post in Hindi on X.
"In Uttar Pradesh, if victimised girls and women ask for justice, it has become a rule to destroy their families. From Unnao, Hathras to Kanpur, wherever women were tortured, their families were destroyed," she alleged.
“Being a woman has become a crime in this jungle raj where there is no such thing as law and order left,” Priyanka Gandhi said. “What should crores of women of the State do and where should they go,” she said.
Days after the girls were allegedly raped, they were found dead in a field near the brick kiln they were working, in Kanpur.
Family members have alleged that the minor girls were raped a few days ago by the contractor of the brick kiln Ramroop Nishad (48), his son Raju (18) and nephew Sanjay (19), Additional CP (law and order) Harish Chandra had said. “All three accused had been arrested,” he said.
According to the families, the accused had also made a video of the act to blackmail the girls — 16 and 14 years of age — due to which they took the extreme step.
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