'Complete jungleraaj' in UP: BSP, BJP, Cong slam Akhilesh govt over Bulandshahr rape
New Delhi/Lucknow: Attacking the Samajwadi Party government over the brutal gangrape of a woman and her teenager daughter in Bulandshahr, opposition parties on Sunday alleged that 'jungleraaj' prevailed in Uttar Pradesh.
"The SP government and its head must tell the people if they can return the modesty of women in such a painful and heinous crime," BSP supremo Mayawati said.
She alleged that there was complete 'jungleraaj' in the state and criminal elements were roaming freely.
Demanding action against culprits, she said action should be taken against policemen for laxity.
Hitting out at the Akhilesh Yadav government, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said, "When will this end? It shows that the state government has collapsed on every front. They cannot save the honour of a daughter. It is shameful and they should step down."
BJP state unit general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak said the incident proved that law and order has derailed in UP, and police administration was lax.
"It's a slap on the face of police administration, which makes tall claims of ensuring safety of the people," he said.
BJP MP from Bulandshahr Bhola Singh said, "It is a sad, painful incident. My sympathies with the family. I have talked to the police and am in touch with the administration. Those guilty should be held at the earliest and punished."
"When a woman accompanied by her family is not safe, how would those alone be safe? Under Samajwadi Party rule, even the streets are not safe let along the highways. In villages, girls and women cannot go out of homes... it's 'goonda raj'," he said.
Describing the incident as "chilling", "barbaric" and one that has "shocked human conscience", Congress said the state government must take decisive action in the matter.
"The gang rape incident in heart-rending, it's shocking. It has shocked human conscience. The way in presence of male members of family, a mother and daughter are traumatised and raped... it's a chilling story of how barbaric human beings can become," Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala said.
"What is the Samajwadi party and Akhilesh government going to do about it? Please, for heaven's sake, take decisive action and punish the perpetrators of the ghastly crime at the earliest," he said.
"The SP government and its head must tell the people if they can return the modesty of women in such a painful and heinous crime," BSP supremo Mayawati said.
She alleged that there was complete 'jungle-raj' in the state and criminal elements were roaming freely.
Describing the incident as "chilling", "barbaric" and one that has "shocked human conscience", Congress said the state government must take decisive action in the matter.
"The gang rape incident in heart-rending, it's shocking. It has shocked human conscience. "What is the Samajwadi party and Akhilesh government going to do about it? Please, for heaven's sake, take decisive action and punish the perpetrators of the ghastly crime at the earliest," Congress chief spokesman Randeep Surjewala said.
The official spokesman of Uttar Pradesh government said in Lucknow that Panda and the DGP "will oversee the search operations right from Ground Zero. The CM has instructed both these officers to reach Bulandshahr. They will monitor the search operations of the special teams."
"The CM has directed officials to initiate stern action against the guilty so that no one could dare to do such act in future. DGP has also been directed to ensure that recurrence of such incidents could not take place in future," the spokesman said.
The case should be pursued in court in such a manner that guilty should get due punishment, the CM was quoted as saying.
The DGP tweeted: "Horrible Bulandshr incident a challenge. Going all out to nab the culprits. All resources being deployed. Useful leads being pursued."
