New Delhi:
Congress’s Rahul Gandhi attacked the BJP today citing the murder of a 19-year-old Ankita Bhandari in Uttarakhand, which has set off shock and outrage across the country. The teen, he said, had to die because she had “refused to be a prostitute”.
“Imagine this — a leader of the BJP owns a hotel and his son is forcing a girl to become a prostitute… and when she refused to become a prostitute, she was found dead in a lake,” he said.
“That is the way the BJP treats women in India. And what did the Chief Minister do? They destroyed the hotel so nothing can be found. This is the ideology of the BJP. Women are second class citizens to them. And India can never succeed with this ideology,” he added.
Mr Gandhi also tweeted about the issue.
“Prime Minister’s Slogan – Save the girl child. BJP Karma – Save the Rapist.He is the first Prime Minister of India whose legacy will be – only speeches, false and hollow speeches. Their rule is dedicated to the criminals. Now India will not sit silent,” his post read.
Ankita Bhandari was killed allegedly by Pulkit Arya — the son of a BJP leader who has since been expelled — and two of his accomplices for refusing to provide “special services” to guests.
Her body was fished out from the Chilla canal near Rishikesh on September 24.
