Owaisi slams PM's I-Day speech, says BJP govt approved release of Bilkis Bano's rapists
Hyderabad, Aug 15: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Independence Day speech, saying the BJP government in Gujarat approved the release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists and murderers of her family.
The Hyderabad MP in a post on 'X' said: "In today’s speech @narendramodi expressed concern over women’s safety. His own govt approved the release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists & murderers of her family".
Owaisi said she (Bilkis Bano) spent 15 years fighting for justice and Narendra Modi was the chief minister of Gujarat for most of the time then.
The AIMIM president alleged that Modi campaigned for a candidate in Karnataka who is accused of the most heinous crimes against thousands of women. The BJP’s high command reportedly knew of these crimes much before they were made public, he claimed.
Addressing the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the 78th Independence Day, Modi expressed profound concern over incidents of rape and violence against women.
The AIMIM chief further alleged "if the Prime Minister himself doesn’t take women’s safety seriously, then how can we expect social change? When the ruling party releases convicted rapists, and they’re garlanded on their release, what’s the message going to criminals?".
The Supreme Court in January this year quashed the remission for 11 men convicted of gangraping Bilkis Bano and murdering seven of her family members during the 2002 riots and ordered that they be sent back to jail within two weeks.
In today’s speech @narendramodi expressed concern over women’s safety. His own govt approved the release of Bilqis Bano’s rapists & murderers of her family. She spent 15 years fighting for justice. Modi was Gujarat CM for most of this time. Modi has campaigned for a candidate in…
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) August 15, 2024
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4 workers die after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) (PTI): At least four workers died after being buried under coal slurry in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Saturday, a police official said.
The incident took place at Moonidih coal washery in the command area of Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL).
"Bodies of all four workers were dug out of debris during a rescue operation," Putki police station in-charge Waqar Hussain told PTI.
The incident took place when coal slurry was being loaded into trucks by workers, during which a large chunk of slurry fell and trapped several workers underneath, officials said.
The deceased have been identified as Manik Bauri, Dinesh Bauri, Deepak Bauri, and Hemlal Gope.
Meanwhile, the family members of the deceased and local villagers placed the bodies in front of the washery gate and began a protest.
They demanded compensation, jobs for dependents and action against those responsible for the incident.
Police and administration officials are trying to pacify the protesters, an official said.
