Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad, along with a crowd of hundreds, gathered in Delhi's Jantar Mantar today in protest against the Hathras case. "We have assembled here in grief. I pray to God that our daughter's soul gets peace. I request the Uttar Pradesh government with my hands folded, hang the guilty as soon as possible. They should get such a punishment that no one will dare commit a crime like this again," Mr Kejriwal said. Chandrashekhar Azad demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the gang rape and murder of a 20-year-old Dalit woman from Uttar Pradesh's Hathras - whose body cops then cremated at 2.30 am - in a crime that has outraged the nation.
Earlier today, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today offered prayers at a Valmiki temple in Delhi where a prayer meeting was organised by the party's Delhi unit in the wake of the Hathras incident. The Congress has asked its party leaders to organise prayer meetings in Valmiki Temples across the country as the victim who was killed in Hathras belonged to the scheduled caste.
The 20-year-old who died on Tuesday had suffered multiple fractures, paralysis and severe spinal injury when she was assaulted by four men of the so-called upper castes from her village on September 14. The police said there was a gash in her tongue because she had bitten it when the men were trying to strangle her.
The brutality to the woman and the post-midnight funeral by the police has triggered a widespread outrage.
Here are the Highlights on Hathras Protest:
The entire country wants that the culprits should be given stringent punishment. Some people feel that attempts are being made to save them. At this time, the victim's family needs all the possible help: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at protest over Hathras incident at Jantar Mantar pic.twitter.com/J6axbjidxP
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Delhi: Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad takes part in a protest against Hathras incident, at Jantar Mantar
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He says, "I will visit #Hathras. Our struggle will continue till the time UP CM doesn't resign, & justice is served. I urge SC to take cognizance of the incident." pic.twitter.com/tw49i8CS6I
"The Uttar Pradesh government has no right to stay in power. Our demand is that justice should be served," said CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury over Hathras case.
Delhi: CPM General Secretary Sitaram Yechury and CPI leader D Raja take part in a protest against #Hathras incident, at Jantar Mantar
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Sitaram Yechury says, "The UP government has no right to stay in power. Our demand is that justice should be served." pic.twitter.com/sgZTpg0p61
Bhim Army protesters are expected to join hundreds of people in what will likely be a fiery protest at Jantar Mantar. The ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi tweeted in support of the protest that prompted the police to ban large crowds around India Gate.
"We will get justice for our sister. The Hathras victim was not even cremated as per Hindu rituals," said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Hathras case.
"The family of the victim didn't get any help from the Uttar Pradesh government. We will put pressure on the state government. Our sister didn't get justice," said Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
The TMC on Friday lashed out at the Uttar Pradesh government for unleashing "jungle raj" in
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad has said that he will stage a protest at India Gate at 5 pm on Friday demanding justice for the 20-year-old Hathras girl, who died in the national capital on September 29, a fortnight after allegedly being gang-raped.
Delhi Police has imposed Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) around India Gate, which prohibits assembly of five or more people at a time.
In a video message, Mr Azad said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi needed to break his silence over the incident.
