Left delegation meets family of Hathras victim

A joint delegation of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and the Communist Party of India (CPI) met the family members of the Hathras victim's family and demanded an independent judicial enquiry into the matter.

Hathras (Uttar Pradesh): A group of top leaders of the Left parties along with Communist Party of India (CPI) General Secretary, Sitaram Yechury met the family of the Dalit woman victim of Hathras in Uttar Pradesh.

The delegation consisted of CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI general secretary D Raja, CPI(M) politburo member Brinda Karat, CPI national secretary Amarjeet Kaur, CPI(M) UP state committee secretary Hiralal Yadav and CPI UP state secretary Girish Sharma.

Speaking to ETV Bharat, Yechuy said, "We have been told about the brutal gangrape... and that her cremation was done in the middle of the night without informing the family. We expressed our solidarity with her family."

"We demand an independent judicial enquiry and identify the culprit and punish the perpetrators. Let all the new arguments saying that it is a caste conflict or some conspiracy please examine them. There are laws to deal with them. However, none of this can be used as an excuse to delay or deny justice," he said.

He said that at this point, the priority was to ensure justice for the victim and the issue was not confined to Hathras and Uttar Pradesh but was a national concern.

"We are simply saying that ensure justice to this family. Whatever is the conspiracy, there is the law for it. Let the law to do the job. Nowadays people do not have faith in CBI. Why there is no investigation through an independent judiciary. Criminals should be punished on the basis of independent investigation," he added.

"We demand a court-monitored probe and the family should be protected," he further added.