In another attack on the ruling BJP over the Hathras incident, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said that that the victim deserves justice and not slander.
"Creating a narrative that defames a woman's character and holding her somehow responsible for crimes committed against her is revolting and regressive. A heinous crime has been committed at Hathras, leaving a 20-year-old Dalit woman dead," Priyanka tweeted.
"Her body has been burned without the participation or consent of her family. SHE DESERVES JUSTICE NOT SLANDER," she said in another tweet.
..Her body has been burned without the participation or consent of her family.
SHE DESERVES JUSTICE NOT SLANDER.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 8, 2020
Earlier, Priyanka had accused the BJP of campaigning against the Hathras victim who had died on September 29 at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital after allegedly being gang-raped and asked the Yogi Adityanath-led government whether it will order a judiciary enquiry in the matter.
Last week, Priyanka and her brother Rahul Gandhi reached Hathras after the Uttar Pradesh administration conveyed that a group of five persons can meet the victim's family.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister has recommended a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into the incident. It had earlier announced a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT).