Rahul Meets Hathras Rape Victim’S Family, Incurs BJP Wrath

Hathras (UP): Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi met the family of a Dalit woman here who died allegedly after being gangraped in September 2020. The Congress MP reached Bool Garhi village around 11.15 am, even as police stepped up de-ployment in and around the hamlet in the Chandpa area the district in light of his visit.

Gandhi spent around 35 minutes with the family at their home and interacted with them. He left without speaking to a waiting group of reporters who had gathered in the village for his visit. After Gandhi's visit, Congress' former Hathras chief Chandragupta Vikramaditya told reporters, "Rahul Gandhi has a relation with this family. He has always stood with them and will continue to do so. Today he came to listen to their problems. He is continuously fighting for their prob-lems."

Last month, the Congress MP and LoP had tried to go to violence-hit Sambhal district to meet the victim families but was stopped by the state government with local authorities citing prohibi-tion on the entry of of outsiders, including public representatives, till December 10 in view of the law and order situation.