Lucknow: Attacking the Congress government in Rajasthan over its failure to timely act on the rape case in Alwar, the chief of the Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati said that the state government deliberately suppressed the news as elections were around.

ANI qouted Mayawati as saying, “The Congress government suppressed this incident till the end of election in Rajasthan to preserve their political benefits and threatened the family of the victim to keep quiet about it.”

The case was informed to the police on April 30 but the police didn’t act on the same till May 7 which made the victim’s husband believe that the delay was because of elections.

Mayawati, who had been the Chief Minister of Varanasi, has demanded the death penalty for the rapists. She wants the Supreme Court to intervene in the matter and bring the state administration to task.

The incident happened on April 26 when the victim, a dalit and her husband were riding on a motorcycle. They were trapped by two other men who led them to a field. They thrashed the husband and raped the victim.

The accused, Mukesh Gurjar allegedly filmed the act in his camera. He asked money from the couple for not uploading the clip on social media.

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said the guilty won’t be spared and the state will ensure that the trial is expedited.

However, the BSP supremo was not convinced. She further said that the Congress’ behavior was unlikely to deliver justice. She said, “Our party wants the Supreme Court to conduct the investigation. “

The Bharatiya Janata Party has also attacked the Congress for delay in action. BJP leader and Puri candidate Sambit Patra tweeted:

Rajasthan polled in two phases on April 29 and May 06.