IIT-BHU gangrape case: Oppn attacks BJP govt after two accused released on bail
Lucknow, Sep 1: Opposition parties on Sunday targeted the Uttar Pradesh government after two of the three accused in the IIT-BHU gangrape case were released on bail, saying that it exposed the hypocrisy of the BJP-led dispensation's claims about women's security.
In a post on X, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav shared a video which claimed that the accused were granted bail due to the state government's weak perusal of the case.
The opposition's attack came after photos of the two accused, Anand alias Abhishek Chauhan and Kunal Pandey, being accorded a warm welcome after being released from jail and cutting a cake went viral on social media.
Reportedly, Chauhan and Pandey were released from a Varanasi jail last week.
Allahabad High Court Justice Krishan Pahal granted bail to Chauhan on July 2 and to Pandey on July 4.
Pandey's counsel told the court that he had no criminal history and had been languishing in jail since December 31 last year.
In his post on X, SP chief Yadav said people are fed up with the BJP's politics and "anarchy".
Today, the BJP's train has reached its last station and it would be good if before ending the journey, the party apologises to the country with folded hands, he said.
Senior SP leader Juhie Singh said, "Women's safety? Fair justice? Harsh punishment? All this is just lip service in Uttar Pradesh."
The Congress also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue, saying it has exposed the hypocrisy of his government and the BJP's claims about women's safety.
"Two BJP IT Cell members who gang-raped a BHU student in Banaras have been released from jail. According to reports, when they came out of jail, celebrations were held and they were welcomed with great pomp.
"After the gangrape, these BJP IT Cell members were sent to Madhya Pradesh to campaign for the BJP..." the Congress' official handle said in a post on X.
"Everyone knows that these BJP IT Cell members who gang-raped the woman are very important in their party. There are pictures of them with Modi, Yogi (Adityanath), J P Nadda and other senior BJP leaders," it said.
The party also shared the purported pictures of the accused with Modi and Adityanath.
The three accused allegedly raped a woman student of the Indian Institute of Technology-Banaras Hindu University (IIT-BHU) when she had come out of her hostel with a friend on the night of November 1 last year, according to the complaint lodged in the matter.
The accused allegedly took her to a corner, gagged and stripped her. They also made a video and clicked photos of the student before letting her go, the complaint stated.
Chauhan, Pandey and the third accused, Saksham Patel, were arrested in December last year.
भाजपा की आईटी सेल के पदाधिकारी के रूप में काम करनेवाले बीएचयू गैंग रेप के तीन आरोपियों में से दो को ज़मानत मिलने की ख़बर निंदनीय भी है और चिंतनीय भी। सवाल ये है कि दुष्कर्म करनेवालों की कोर्ट में लचर पैरवी करने का दबाव किसका था।
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 1, 2024
ये देश की बेटियों का मनोबल गिराने की शर्मनाक बात… pic.twitter.com/NyYXomZ13G
IIT–BHU की छात्रा से गैंगरेप के आरोपी BJP नेता कुणाल पांडेय और अभिषेक चौहान को जमानत मिल गई है।
— UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) August 31, 2024
पहले भाजपा सरकार ने इन आरोपियों को बचाने के लिए पूरी ताकत झोंक दी। जनता और विपक्ष के दबाव के कारण किसी तरह गिरफ्तारी हुई तो अब लचर दलीलें पेश कराके इनकी आज़ादी पर मोहर लगवा दी।… pic.twitter.com/DYlBvdmLQl
महिला सुरक्षा की उम्मीद इनसे कोई करे ही नहीं, हां लेकिन अगर बात अपराधियों के रक्षा की हो तो उसमें ये उस्ताद हैं।
— UP Congress (@INCUttarPradesh) September 1, 2024
देखिये! कैसे अपने पार्टी के कार्यकर्ताओं का गुनाह छिपाने के लिये पूरी ताकत लगा दी इन लोगों ने।
वैसे भी जब देश भर में बलात्कारी भाजपाईयों की सुरक्षा की जा सकती है तो… pic.twitter.com/1qfwyLht3J
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LIVE | Election Results of five states 2026
New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in five states that have captured the attention of people across the country.
The counting of votes for the Assembly constituencies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry will begin simultaneously at 8 am, and the fate of candidates in a total of 824 constituencies will be decided shortly.
The counting of postal ballots will take place first, followed by the counting of EVM votes in several rounds.
► In Kerala’s Kasaragod constituency, UDF candidate Kallatra Mahin Haji is leading by 4,177 votes over NDA candidate M. L. Ashwini
► ADMK leader in Tamil Nadu, followed by TVK, DMK takes third spot. PMK, CPI, Congress lead in one seat each
► In West Bengal, TMC is leading in 111 seats, while BJP is leading in 119 seats.
► Vijay’s TVK leading in over 80 seats in Tamil Nadu, emerges as single largest party in early trends
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 71 seats, while Congress is leading in 26 seats.
► Kerala: UDF leading in 21 seats, LDF second, leading in 11
► Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala faces a setback in Kerala’s Haripad constituency
► Thrissur: Congress’ Rajan J Pallan leading with 6,460 votes; CPI candidate Alankode Leelakrishnan second with 5113 votes
► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 109, TMC in 89, Congress in 5, others in one seat.
► DMK candidate in Thiruchirapalli KN Nehru behind TVK's G Ramamoorthi by 292 votes
► The BJP has taken an early lead in West Bengal, while Mamata Banerjee faces tough competition
► TVK head Vijay leads in Perambur constituency
► M. K. Stalin is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Kolathur constituency.
► AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Edappadi constituency
► In Puducherry, BJP is leading in 3 seats.
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 56 seats, while Congress is leading in 12 seats.
► Suvendhu Adhikari leads in both Bhabanipur and Nandigram
► West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Bhabanipur constituency
► Bhupen Borah, who recently left Congress and joined the BJP, is leading in Assam’s Bihpuria constituency
► Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in Jalukabari constituency
► BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is leading in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituencyFive-state elections: Postal vote counting begins
► TMC, BJP lead in one seat each in West Bengal
► In Tamil Nadu, DMK leads in 3 constituencies, while TVK leads in 1
► UDF leads in 5 seats in Kerala, BJP in 1, LDF in 1
► BJP leads in 2 seats, AIUDF in 1 in Assam
► AINRC leads in 1 constituency in Puducherry
► TMC leads in 5 seats in West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee’s party maintains initial lead
► Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads in Kolathur
► BJP takes early lead in Assam
► Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala
► Tamil Nadu, TVK chief Vijay leads in the Perambur constituency, lags in Tiruchirappalli South
► BJP leads in 10 seats in Assam
► LDF candidate V.P.P. Mustafa leads in the Thrikkaripur Assembly constituency
► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 14 seats, TMC in 12 seats, Congress in 2 seats
► Out of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK is leading in 15 seats, AIADMK is leading in 5 seats, TVK is leading in 2 seats
► Out of 126 seats in Assam, BJP is leading in 31 seats, Congress in 4 seats, AIUDF in 2 seats.
► Out of 30 seats in Puducherry, NRC+ is leading in 3 seats, Congress in 2 seats, TVK in 1 seat.
► Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suffers a setback in theBerhampore constituency in West Bengal.
