Mentality of backing culprits: Nirbhaya's mother slams Ashok Gehlot's 'rape' remark
"It is a shameful statement and very painful. He is the CM of a state and at this age, he is giving such a statement. Don"t know how they become Ministers, maybe he should release all rapists in his state and use them as a vote bank," Asha Devi said.
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New Delhi, August 8: Nirbhaya's mother called out Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot's shocking remark on rape, asking him to tender an apology to women of nation. Condemning his comment holding Nirbhaya verdict responsible for rising rape-related murders, Asha Devi said it was shocking that such statements were coming from the CM of a state & urged him to resign from the post.
"Due to the law on the hanging of culprits after the Nirbhaya case, the incidents of murder after rape have increased. This is a dangerous trend being seen in the country," the CM said.
CM Ashok Gehlot's statement drew condemnation from BJP, which accused Congress of 'trivializing and justifying' heinous crimes of rape and murder. Taking to Twitter, BJP's National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala questioned the silence of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, remarking that "Rajasthan has become the top state in women atrocities."
"It is a shameful statement and very painful. He is the CM of a state and at this age, he is giving such a statement. Don't know how they become Ministers, maybe he should release all rapists in his state and use them as a vote bank," she said.
"In this country, young girls and women are struggling and not getting justice. They are being killed, and he is saying by giving the death penalty, we are increasing rape? By his statement, he means girls should go through rape and get murdered, and rapists should be allowed to roam free," said Asha Devi.
She added, "I want to thank the current government they helped us and we got justice. The way these people are speaking today, I doubt if they were in power we would have got justice. He needs to apologize to the women of the entire nation. The parents of the rape victims are really sad today. He is not worthy of the post. Crime is increasing and people are worried because they don't get justice. If he supports criminals, he should resign as the Chief Minister."
CM Ashok Gehlot's statement drew condemnation from BJP, which accused Congress of 'trivializing and justifying' heinous crimes of rape and murder. Taking to Twitter, BJP's National Spokesperson Shehzad Poonawala questioned the silence of Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, remarking that "Rajasthan has become the top state in women atrocities."
