Unnao rape case: Why is BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar roaming free, Rahul Gandhi asks UP government

New Delhi: Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday hit out at the BJP-led government in Uttar Pradesh over the death of the father of an alleged gang-rape victim in Unnao , after he was taken into custody by the state police, while an MLA of the ruling party, who had been accused of the crime, was still roaming free.

He also took a dig at the BJP’s “Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao” slogan in support of the girl child.

“Save the girl, get yourself killed. A young girl accuses a BJP MLA of rape. The police, instead of arresting the MLA, take the girl’s father into custody. Immediately after that, he dies in police custody."

“Meanwhile, the accused MLA is still moving around freely,” the Congress president tweeted in Hindi.

बेटी बचाओ-खुद मारे जाओ

एक युवती भाजपा MLA पर बलात्कार का आरोप लगाती है| MLA को गिरफ्तार करने के बजाय पुलिस युवती के पिता को हिरासत में ले लेती है| उसके तुरंत बाद पुलिस कस्टडी में उनकी मृत्यु हो जाती है|

वहीँ आरोपी भाजपा विधायक अभी भी खुले घूम रहे हैं|https://t.co/TN5GDXm7Ow

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) April 9, 2018

He also shared the link of a news article that stated that the father of the alleged rape victim, who had attempted self-immolation outside Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s official residence on Sunday, died in police custody.

Earlier, Congress communications in-charge Randeep Singh Surjewala had also termed the incident “gruesome and barbaric” and alleged that a “goonda raj” prevailed in the BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh.

“Gruesome & barbaric! Humanity gets shamed as the rape victim attempts suicide and her father is beaten & dies in police custody. Instead of arresting criminals, victims are arrested by UP BJP government ‘g_oonda raj_’ prevails in UP, justice held to ransom as BJP leaders run a-mock,” he had tweeted.

Gruesome & barbaric!
Humanity gets shamed as the rape victim attepts suicide & her father is beaten & dies in police custody.

Instead of arresting criminals, victims are arrested by U.P BJP Govt.

‘Goonda Raj’ prevails in U.P, justice held to ransom as BJP leaders run a-mock. pic.twitter.com/Vxng78PvAW

— Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) April 9, 2018

The father of the 18-year-old woman, who had alleged rape by BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar and his brothers, died in custody at Unnao in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

Sengar, the MLA from Bangermau in Unnao district, rejected the charge and alleged a conspiracy by his political opponents to tarnish his image.