Congress questions BJP's silence over Unnao incident

A day after the two Dalit girls found dead and one is in a critical condition at a field in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district, Congress party launched a veiled attack on BJP saying that "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" was a warning from the ruling party rather than a slogan.

New Delhi: While addressing a press conference, Congress leader Alka Lamba said, "First Hathras incident, and now Unnao. Uttar Pradesh is becoming the epicentre of crimes. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has completely failed to provide protection to the girls against crimes. Seems like 'Beti Bachao' slogan was a warning."

Questioning the silence of Union Minister Smriti Irani, she said, "Why is she silent? She is an MP from Uttar Pradesh. She is the Union Minister of Women and Child Development. Has she even written a sympathetic tweet towards these girls? I think now WCD Ministry also speaks only in those matters which can benefit BJP Government."

Congress also played out a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi from 2017 in which he was questioning then-Samajwadi party government over the rising crimes against women.

Lamba demanded that the injured girl should be airlifted to Delhi for treatment in AIIMS, saying that it would be important to give timely treatment to her as she can bring out the truth and reveal the identification of culprits.

The girls, who were 16, 13 and 17 years old, had left home on Wednesday afternoon to get fodder for animals. Later in the evening, the girls were found tied up in the field in an unconscious condition. On being taken to a nearby hospital, two were declared dead and one was very critical.

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