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January 14, 2011 » India
Dalit girl''s continued incarceration outrageous : Cong
Friday, January 14, 2011, 22:00 [IST]
New Delhi, Jan 14 (PTI) Congress today lashed out at theMayawati
government in Uttar Pradesh terming as "outrageous"the continued
incarceration of a Dalit girl in a false casewho was allegedly raped
by BSP MLA Purshottam Dwivedi anddemanded strictest punishment for the
accused.
Buzz up!
"It is absolutely outrageous that the victim is actuallybehind bars in
a false case and that it took Uttar Pradeshgovernment so long to even
move to arrest the perpetrator,"party spokesperson Jayanthi Natarajan
told reporters at theAICC briefing.
Terming the rape incident "an outrage and utterlycondemnable",
Natarajan said, "The person who is guilty, afterdue proceedure of law,
should immediately be punished instrictest possible terms."
When told that the BSP MLA has accused oppositionparties of
implicating him in a false case, Natarajandismissively said, "I think
it was the police there (whichtook action)."
The acccused BSP legislator has threatened to takerevenge on
opposition parties accusing them of implicating himin a false case.
The Congress spokesperson said that the issue ofgreater conern is that
the "the establishment took so long toreact in this case of a
completely helpless young Dalit girl.
I think the administration and establishment should do theirjob in the
fastest possible manner."
48-year-old Dwivedi, who represents Naraini seat inUttar Pradesh
Assembly, was on the run after orders for hisarrest were issued
yesterday in connection with the allegedcriminal assault on the
17-year-old girl belonging to thebackward community.
The girl was allegedly raped on December 10-11, 2010,at the
legislators''s residence. She escaped from the MLA''shouse on December
12 when the MLA allegedly attempted rape fora third time and was
arrested the same day on theft charges.
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh unit of Congress said it wouldmove the High
Court seeking the release of the girl.
"We will appeal in the High Court to ensure the releaseof the girl",
PCC President Rita Bahuguna Joshi said in astatement in Lucknow.
Joshi also demanded enhanced security for Congress''Banda MLA Vivek
Singh who, she said, had highlighted the casedue to which BSP MLA
Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi was booked onthe charge of raping her.
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