"Why Are Gandhis Silent On...": BJP vs Opposition On Crime Against Women
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Manipur violence: Mr Thakur, referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first remark on Manipur after around 80 days of ethnic violence, said that Chief Ministers cannot run away from their responsibilities.
Fighting with its back against the wall on crime against women after a horrific video of two women being paraded naked in Manipur went viral, the BJP today pointed towards Congress-ruled Rajasthan and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over recent incidents of crime against women in the western state. Union minister Anurag Thakur, quoting official data, said Rajasthan ranks highest in rape cases. "22 per cent of women's rape cases in a year happened in Rajasthan," he said. .@narendramodi ji,You did not make a statement inside the Parliament, yesterday.If you were angry then instead of making false equivalence with Congress governed states, you could have first dismissed your Chief Minster of Manipur.INDIA expects you to make an elaborate…
"Any crime against women is crime, and outrage can't depend on which government is in place," Mr Thakur said, and asked the opposition if they will send teams to Bengal, Bihar, and Rajasthan, where such crimes have been reported recently.
On Manipur, the minister said the government is ready to discuss the issue in the Parliament, and accused opposition parties of "running away" from a discussion.
