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Kathua rape-murder case: Jammu and Kashmir CM accepts resignation of cabinet ministers Lal Singh and CP Ganga

| @indiablooms | Apr 16, 2018, at 12:55 am

New Delhi, Apr 15 (IBNS): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Sunday accepted the resignation of its two cabinet ministers- Lal Singh and CP Ganga- who took part in a rally supporting those accused of raping and killing a young girl in Kathua.

The resignations of  Forest Minister Lal Singh and Industries Minister CP Ganga were earlier handed over to Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti.

She has reportedly accepted their resignations.

Earlier, BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav, who was here to attend the party’s legislature meeting, said that resignation letters are now being forwarded to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti.

The alleged rape and murder of minor Asifa in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua area has left the nation shocked.

Meanwhile, candle light marches are being conducted in several Indian cities on Sunday to protest against the alleged rape incidents in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua and Unnao area in Uttar Pradesh.

Marches are reportedly taking place New Delhi and Mumbai, apart from several other Indian cities.

Away from Kathua incident, BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for allegedly raping a minor girl in Unnao town of the state.

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