Hang Hathras rapists, demands CM

Hang Hathras rapists, demands CM

Says An Example Should Be Set To Avoid A Repeat

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

New Delhi:03.10.2020

Joining the citizens’ protest related to the Hathras rape case at Jantar Mantar on Friday, chief minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed to UP government to ensure the strictest punishment for the culprits, saying they should be hanged. Several Aam Aadmi Party functionaries were also present at the protest.

“We are in a deep pit,” began Kejriwal, addressing the protesters. “The FIR for rape was not lodged for many days, no proper treatment was given to the victim, and her body was cremated at night against Hindu customs. Several actions like these have pushed people into believing that the incident is being brushed aside and the culprits are being shielded.”

The CM continued, “The whole country would like to appeal to UP government to hand out stringent punishment to the culprits. Hang them till death. They should be given the harshest punishment so that nobody tries to repeat such an act.”

Describing the treatment meted to the family as wrong, Kejriwal said at this point, all the family needed was peace and the freedom to meet whoever they wanted to. “There should be no politics on the matter,” he said. “It is not ethical to play politics around a case like this. When one says a rape has happened in UP, another person says a rape has also happened in Rajasthan. This is no argument. Why should such incidents of rape happen in UP or Rajasthan? Why should they happen in Madhya Pradesh, Mumbai and Delhi? Whether they belong to Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata or Bengaluru, they are our daughters. There shouldn’t be any case of rape anywhere in the country.”

The AAP national convenor added, “All of us, all the governments, political parties and people of the country, must create a system that keeps our daughters safe. There should be no politics at all on such a heinous matter.”

AAP spokesperson Saurabh Bharadwaj claimed that the reason behind the outrage in the Hathras rape case was because “every officer of the administration, whether the station house officer, district magistrate, DSP, ADG or UP chief minister, everybody is trying to save the accused right from the day of the incident on September 14 till today.” The girl’s body was cremated without the consent of her family to erase any evidence, Bharadwaj alleged.

Minister Rajendra Pal Gautam, MLAs Atishi Marlena, Dilip Pandey, Akhilesh Pati Tripathi, Rakhi Birla, Somnath Bharti, Rajesh Gupta, Madan Lal, Vishesh Ravi and several others were also present at the protest.

STRAIGHT TALK: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said there is a perception that attempts are being made to protect the culprits