Accusing the Samajwadi Party government in Uttar Pradesh of “protecting and appeasing” criminals ahead of the Assembly polls, BJP today asked Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to transfer the Bulandshahr rape case to the CBI if he has any “shame” left.
The saffron party also alleged that the SP first “appeased” Muslims to get votes and was now looking at criminals through the prism of castes and religions and “appeasing” them.
Addressing a press conference, BJP national secretary Shrikant Sharma also hit out at the state government over its minister Azam Khan’s reported comments that the Bulandshahr rape was an outcome of political conspiracy against it. It shows how low the ruling party can stoop to for votes, he said.
He also reeled out the state’s crime figures between March, 2012 and March, 2016 to claim that criminals are emboldened under the SP rule while people, especially women, live in fear.
UP tops the list in crime against women, he said, adding that 2,920 cases of rape were reported during these four years, besides 12,198 murders and 6,015 robberies.
“Azam Khan has politicised a horrible incident like this.
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