Hathras gang rape: Congress leader Sachin Sawant demands president’s rule in UP

Congress leader Sachin Sawant on Wednesday slammed Yogi Adityanath government over Hathras Gangrape case.

He took to Twitter and said," A daughter of India was raped and murdered. Her FIR was not registered for 10 days. They delayed to take her to Delhi Hospital. And then the police forcibly takes her dead body and cremates it. This is called Jungleraj. President's rule must be implemented in Uttar Pradesh."

A 19-year-old Dalit woman from Hathras, who died in a Delhi hospital after sustaining grievous injuries during an alleged gang rape, was cremated early Wednesday in her village amid tight security.The young victim was allegedly gangraped in a field by four goons of the so-called "higher castes" on September 14. 

The brutality against the teenager sparked outrage across the country with several political leaders, Bollywood actors and activists demanding justice for her.

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi tweeted that it was a matter of concern that the victim's family was denied the right to perform her last rites. "This is unjust and unfair," he said.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also tweeted: "Government has snatched away the family's right to perform the cremation of the victim. The government did not provide her security and timely treatment and now they have denied her dignity in death."

भारत की एक सुपुत्री की बलात्कार करके हत्या की गई। उसकी FIR १० दिन तक दर्ज नहीं होती। उसको दिल्ली अस्पताल पहुंचाने में देरी कर दी जाती है। और उसकी लाश को पुलिस जबरदस्ती जलाती है। जंगलराज इसे कहते हैं। उत्तर प्रदेश में राष्ट्रपति शासन लागू होना ही चाहिए। https://t.co/6K800yDnYP

— Sachin Sawant सचिन सावंत (@sachin_inc) September 30, 2020