Rahul Gandhi, the leader of the Congress, claimed on Tuesday that Prime Minister Modi supports rapists in practise despite talking about respecting women from the Red Fort, a day after the Gujarat government revealed that the Centre had authorised the release of 11 defendants in the Bilkis Bano rape case.
On November 29, the Supreme Court will hear arguments contesting the reduction of sentence and release of 11 criminal defendants in the case.
He claims that Red Fort treats women with dignity, while in actuality, he is working with rapists. There is a stark distinction between the prime minister’s objectives and his pledges. He has only defrauded women, Gandhi tweeted.
In his speech on Independence Day, Prime Minister Modi stated, “It is imperative that we do nothing that degrades the dignity of women in speech and conduct… I have one plea for every Indian: Can we change the mentality towards our women in daily life?”Â
According to papers, both the Center and Gujarat, where Narendra Modi was the chief minister during the riots in 2002, hastened the early release of the 11 convicts.According to papers, the CBI, which investigated the case, and the court that had imposed the life sentence had raised objections but had been disregarded.
The Supreme Court has received a challenge to the release.
The Special Judge described it as a “hate crime” that was “done purely on the pretext that the victims belong to a specific religion,” whereas the CBI had described the offence as “heinous, severe, and serious” and said it was deserving of no compassion.
When a mob gang-raped Bilkis Bano, who was pregnant and 21 years old, they killed her daughter and 14 other family members, including her 3-year-old.
