Rahul Gandhi outraged on release of Bilkis Bano case accused

New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the BJP of supporting criminals, and said it showed their ‘mentality’ for women.
Slamming the ruling party, Rahul Gandhi said BJP tried to save its rape accused Unnao MLA, and that Gujarat government released rapists.
“Unnao – tried to save BJP MLA, Kathua- Rally in support of rapists, Hathras – Government in favor of rapists, Gujarat – Rapists’ released and honored.
Supporting criminals shows the petty mentality of BJP towards women. Are you not ashamed of such politics, Prime Minister?” Rahul Gandhi said.
The Congress has been cornering the BJP over the release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano case.
Eleven men who were sentenced to life imprisonment in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case of 2002 were released from Godhra sub-jail on Monday after a panel set up by the Gujarat government approved their application for remission of the sentence.

The judge who delivered judgment in the case also commented adversely on garlanding the accused on release.

(Feature photo courtesy– Scroll.in)