The BJP on Monday raised the Bulandshahar rape case of a woman and her daughter in the Lok Sabha, seeking the resignation of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.
The BJP on Monday raised the Bulandshahar rape case of a woman and her daughter in the Lok Sabha, seeking the resignation of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. The issue led to a war of words between the treasury benches and Samajwadi Party MPs as the BJP members hit out at the state government for the deteriorating law and order situation there.
Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, BJP MP Bhola Singh, who represents Bulandshahr, alleged that such incidents were happening in the state as criminals enjoyed the government’s “protection”.
“The police is not able to work. The situation in the state is very serious. The chief minister should resign,” he said, drawing support from other party members. Some of his party colleagues even shouted that the state was burning. SP members were seen protesting, while Dharmendra Yadav was heard asking the treasury benches to get Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation first.
On Friday night, a group of bandits waylaid a family travelling from Noida to Shahjahanpur by car, dragged the women, including the 13-year-old girl, to a nearby field and raped them while tying up the men accompanying them with ropes.
The issue has gained political colours as the crucial state goes for Assembly polls in six months time.
Meanwhile, earlier during the day, three accused in the incident were sent to judicial custody, even as Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik expressed anguish, saying cases like this have been occurring at different places and there was need to halt recurrence of such incidents.
