SP MP breaks down during presser about Dalit woman’s death in Ayodhya; CM calls it ‘theatrics’
The Hindu
Samajwadi Party MP breaks down over alleged murder of Dalit woman in Ayodhya; U.P. CM calls it theatrics.
Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad broke down before reporters while speaking about the alleged murder of a 22-year-old Dalit woman whose body was found in a canal in Ayodhya on Saturday (February 1, 2025).
U.P. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, reacting to Mr. Prasad’s presser, said the Faizabad MP was engaging in “theatrics” on the issue. Speaking at a poll rally, CM Adityanath said that some “criminal from the Samajwadi Party” will surely be found involved in the Ayodhya incident.
The family members have alleged rape and murder, claiming the woman’s eyes were gouged out, her bones broken, and her body bore deep wounds and fractures.
Faizabad MP Prasad went to the victim’s home to meet the grieving family.
Later, at a press conference, the SP leader broke down and said, “I failed to save her.”
“Let me go to Delhi, to Lok Sabha. I will raise this matter before (PM) Modi. If we don’t get justice, I will resign,” Mr. Prasad said as his colleagues tried to console him.
The senior Samajwadi Party leader, invoking Lord Ram and Goddess Sita, questioned how such a heinous crime could take place in Ayodhya, Lord Rama’s birthplace.