Uttar Pradesh : Rape accused SP Minister says he has been framed, moves SC against FIR order
He broke down while addressing a rally at Amethi and said hat he has full faith in court, and is confident about getting justice.
Prajapati is accused of gang-raping a woman along with his associates and molesting her minor daughter.
Prajapati on Monday also moved the Supreme Court against an earlier order which asked state police to register a FIR against him
On Friday, an FIR was registered against him on the orders of the apex Court, which has also sought a police report within eight weeks.
Prajapati has earlier been accused of promoting illegal mining and was sacked as minister last year by Akhilesh Yadav over corruption charges.
However, he was reinstated later.
Akhilesh Yadav had started his campaign for UP with Prajapati by his side in Sultanpur, adjacent to Amethi, where the Miinister is the SP candidate and the sitting legislator.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the Prajapati issue saying at a rally, "Akhilesh ji you started your election campaign by campaigning for Gayatri Prajapati... the people of UP want to know if your SP-Congress alliance is as pure as Gayatri Prajapati."
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