Bilkis Bano Congress slams Centre for Bilkis Bano rape convicts' release
New Delhi/UNI: The Congress Wednesday again questioned the release of 11 convicts of the Bilkis Bano case, in a bid to corner the central government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the development.
Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi questioned what message was being sent out to the women of the country.
“Those who raped a five-month pregnant woman and killed her three-year-old daughter were released during 'Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav'.
"What message is being given to the women of the country by those who peddle lies about 'Naari Shakti'?” Rahul Gandhi tweeted.
5 महीने की गर्भवती महिला से बलात्कार और उनकी 3 साल की बच्ची की हत्या करने वालों को 'आज़ादी के अमृत महोत्सव' के दौरान रिहा किया गया।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 17, 2022
नारी शक्ति की झूठी बातें करने वाले देश की महिलाओं को क्या संदेश दे रहे हैं?
प्रधानमंत्री जी, पूरा देश आपकी कथनी और करनी में अंतर देख रहा है।
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi attacked Modi referring to his Independence Day speech, when suddenly he had turned emotional on account of disrespect shown to women during his nearly one and half hour speech.
She questioned whether "respect for women was only for speech service".
"The release by the BJP government of the criminals who were convicted from all the courts for the crime of gang rape and murder of a pregnant woman, welcome in front of the camera - is it not the height of injustice and insensitivity (sic)?
"Narendra Modi ji, respect for women only for speeches? Women are asking," she said.
एक गर्भवती महिला के साथ गैंगरेप व उसकी बच्ची की हत्या के अपराध में सभी अदालतों से सजा पा चुके अपराधियों की भाजपा सरकार द्वारा रिहाई, कैमरे के सामने स्वागत- क्या अन्याय व संवेदनहीनता की पराकाष्ठा नहीं है? @narendramodi जी स्त्री का सम्मान केवल भाषणों के लिए? महिलाएं पूछ रही हैं।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 17, 2022
On Monday, 11 men convicted for raping Bilkis Bano, a Muslim woman, during the 2002 Godhra riots, and killing her three-year-old daughter and 13 others were released by Gujarat government.
A special CBI court sentenced all 11 accused to life imprisonment on charges of gang rape and murder of seven members of Bilkis Bano's family in January 2008.
The Bombay high court had later upheld their conviction.
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