Chandra Prakash Ganga

In the end, a controversial speech he had made last month finally caught up with Chandra Prakash Ganga. But hours before the BJP finally told its minister in the Mehbooba Mufti government to send across his resignation, the Industries Minister did attempt a last-minute course correction.

Two BJP ministers who defended the men arrested for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua today handed in their resignations. With public pressure mounting and the party's image taking a hit, the party asked them to resign, say sources.

In the end, a controversial speech he had made last month finally caught up with Chandra Prakash Ganga. But hours before the BJP finally told its minister in the Mehbooba Mufti government to send across his resignation, the Industries Minister did attempt a last-minute course correction.

Two BJP ministers who defended the men arrested for raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua today handed in their resignations. With public pressure mounting and the party's image taking a hit, the party asked them to resign, say sources.