Hathras: Here’s who said what; UP Govt is committed to safety & development of our daughters & sisters: CM Yogi

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Mumbai: Hathras rape case has become movement in India and people all across the state are demanding justice for the girl who was raped and killed brutally. People are demanding justice while on the other hand police and administration have put the victim’s family under lockdown. They are not being allowed to go outside and meet people or media.

According to news agency ANI, a minor from the victim’s family on Tuesday morning was sent by the family to reach out to the media and was directed to connect with them.

“They have taken the phone. My family has sent me here to call the media for speaking. I ducked down and came via the field. They are not letting us come out neither are they allowing the media to come in. They are threatening us as well,” the minor told the agency.

Earlier a video has surfaced on social media on Thursday evening, in which Hathras District Magistrate Praveen Kumar Laxkar can be seen threatening the family to change their statement.

 “Half of the media have left today, the other half will leave by tomorrow. Only we will stand with you. Now it is your decision, if you want to change your statement or not”, said Laxkar to the deceased family in Boolgarhi village.

Apart from all this political party leaders tried every possible way to reach Hathras and meet the victim’s family but they were stopped. The current example is Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was lathicharged and later arrested but was not allowed to meet the family.

Here’s who said what:

CM Yogi Adityanath said, “A person harming the honour and dignity of sisters and daughters will face the consequences of their act. They will receive such punishment which will set an example in the future. Your UP Govt is committed to the safety and development of our daughters and sisters.”

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Former Union Home Minister P Chidambaram said: “The ADGP of UP would be well-advised to go back to a law school and update himself on the amendment made in 2013 to Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code (rape).”

“He should also read the 1994 Supreme Court judgment in ‘State of UP vs Babul Nath’ on what was rape even before the amendment. Absence of traces of semen is of no relevance at all. The UP Police seem to be a law unto itself. The ADGP has donned the role of a court and is articulating absurd propositions of law that are contrary to the law declared by the Supreme Court,” added Chidambaram, a Supreme Court lawyer.