On Udaipur Killing, Congress Invokes PM Vajpayee's "Raj Dharma"
NDTV
Congress' media department head Pawan Khera told a press conference in New Delhi that the Ashok Gehlot government had acted swiftly in the matter.
Hitting back at the BJP over its charge of appeasement, the Congress on Wednesday asserted the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan was aware of its "raj dharma" and said action in the brutal killing of a tailor would be taken in accordance with law, unaffected by the religion or caste of those involved.
Two men with a cleaver murdered a tailor in Udaipur and posted videos online, claiming that they are avenging an insult to Islam. The BJP has said the killing of Kanhaiya Lal was not merely a murder but a "terror attack", and held the Congress government in Rajasthan responsible for the grisly crime.
Responding to questions over the killing, Congress' media department head Pawan Khera told a press conference in New Delhi the party condemns the incident and said the Ashok Gehlot government had acted swiftly in the matter.
"The Ashok Gehlot government got the accused arrested within six hours. An all-party meeting has been called in the evening. This whole matter has been fast-tracked. On the basis of what came up during the probe, Ashok Gehlot has assured all help to the NIA," Mr Khera said.
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