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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13 lakh litres of 'Rail Neer' supplied to train passengers daily: Government
New Delhi (PTI): Approximately 13 lakh litres of packaged drinking water -- 'Rail Neer' -- are being supplied to train passengers across the railway network daily, the government informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday.
Apprising the Lower House about the Indian Railways' endeavour to provide safe and potable drinking water facilities at all stations, the government also provided zone-wise details of the water vending machines (WVMs) installed there.
"To ensure the quality of drinking water being made available at the railway stations, instructions exist for periodical checking and required corrective action to be taken.
"Regular inspection and maintenance of drinking water facilities is carried out and complaints are attended to promptly," Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said while responding to a question raised by BJP MP Anup Sanjay Dhotre seeking to know the supply of drinking water at railway stations across the country
"Complaints regarding deficiency in services, including water supply, are received through various channels such as public complaints, web portals, social media, etc. These complaints are received at various levels, including the Railway Board, zonal railways, division office, etc.," Vaishnaw said.
"The complaints so received are forwarded to the concerned wings of Railways and necessary action is taken to check and address them. As receipt of such complaints and action taken thereon is a continuous and dynamic process, a centralised compendium of these is not maintained," he added.
Providing zone-wise details of water vending machines, the minister said 954 such machines have been installed across railway stations.
"The Indian Railways also provides safe and affordable packaged drinking water bottles -- Rail Neer -- approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) in trains and at stations," Vaishnaw said.
"Approximately, 13 lakh litres of Rail Neer are being supplied per day to the travelling passengers in trains and at stations across the Indian Railways network," he added.
