Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi has demanded a high-level investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a girl in UP's Ghazipur and sought immediate justice.
In a post on X, Gandhi said the government has no moral right to remain in power in a country where parents have to beg to get an FIR filed for their daughter.
He also sought immediate action against guilty police officers and protection for the family of the deceased.
Gandhi pointed out that every time a girl is raped and murdered, the victim is from a Dalit, backward, tribal, or poor community.
He asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath why daughters are so unsafe in their rule.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also condemned the incident, saying atrocities against women in the state have reached their peak.
