Members of the Bhim Army, student organisations and Left leaders gathered at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar on Friday to take part in protests demanding justice for a 19-year-old Dalit woman of Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras who died after being allegedly gang-raped.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal was also present at the protest at Jantar Mantar. “There should be no politics on this issue. Why should such an incident happen in UP, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Mumbai or Delhi? No rape incidents should happen in the country,” he was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
Bhim Army Chief Chandrasekhar Azad took part in the protest at Jantar Mantar and said, “I will visit Hathras. Our struggle will continue till the time the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh doesn’t resign, & justice is served.”
Azad further added, “I urge the Supreme Court to take cognizance of the incident.”
Youth Congress members dressed as Mahatma Gandhi, also organised a demonstration at Jantar Mantar Road to protest the alleged Hathras gangrape on Friday, as per ANI.
CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury, CPI leader D Raja and CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat also joined in the protest and demanded the immediate sacking of the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
Sitaram Yechury further said, “The UP government has no right to stay in power. Our demand is that justice should be served.”
Hundreds gathered at the protest site and demanded justice for the victim, who died on Tuesday, suffering from fractures, paralysis and a spinal injury after a savage assault by four men.
The Dalit woman, who was assaulted on September 14, was shifted to AIIMS, Delhi on Monday after her condition showed no signs of improvement. Following this, she was again shifted to Safdarjung Hospital.
She had initially been admitted to the Aligarh Muslim University’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College and Hospital.
BSP Chief Mayawati, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut and Congress leaders Ashok Gehlot, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have all condemned the Yogi Adityanath government of Uttar Pradesh.
