There is high drama outside the office of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. Water cannons are being used on hundreds of workers of the BJP, who are protesting over the increasing instances of crime against women in the state. In the last two weeks, three instances of rape have been reported from the state, including the gruesome incident in Badaun, where two teenagers were gang-raped and found hanging from a tree.
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