Targeting the Uttar Pradesh government following the death of the 19-year-old Hathras gang-rape victim at Safdarjung hospital in Delhi on Tuesday morning, the opposition parties in the state demanded prosecution of the four culprits in a fast-track court.
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati tweeted in Hindi, “The news of the death of the Dalit girl after gangrape in Hathras, UP, is very sad. The government should provide all possible help to the victim`s family and ensure quick punishment to the culprits by prosecuting them in a fast-track court…”
Offering condolences to the bereaved family, Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Akhilesh Yadav tweeted, “There is no expectation from today`s insensitive power.”
Another leader from his party, Sunil Yadav, too blamed the state government. “The unfortunate incident in Hathras has once again exposed and shamed the UP…
