UP: SP Members Walkout from Legislative Council Over BHU Gang Rape – News18

Last Updated: February 03, 2024, 23:58 IST

Last Updated: February 03, 2024, 23:58 IST

The lawmakers alleged that the accused had been related to the ruling BJP, which did not take motion in opposition to them. (File PTI picture)

The lawmakers alleged that the accused had been related to the ruling BJP, which did not take motion in opposition to them

Members of the Opposition Samajwadi Party walked out of the Legislative Council on Saturday, the second day of the funds session of the Uttar Pradesh Legislature, expressing dissatisfaction over the federal government’s response on the case regarding the gang rape of a Banaras Hindu University (BHU)-IIT scholar.

Under Rule 105 (adjournment of business) within the Legislative Council, SP members Lal Bihari Yadav, Naresh Chandra Uttam, and others filed a grievance in opposition to the district police within the case. A BHU-IIT scholar was raped on November 1 final 12 months and videographed by the accused.

SP members Swami Prasad Maurya, Mukul Yadav, and Dr Man Singh Yadav demanded that the proceedings of the House be stopped and a dialogue be held on the incident.

The lawmakers alleged that the accused had been related to the ruling BJP, which did not take motion in opposition to them.

BJP’s ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ slogan is only a present, the true face of BJP has come to the fore, they alleged. Leader of the House within the Legislative Council and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya knowledgeable the House concerning the motion taken thus far within the matter however the opposition members weren’t happy along with his reply.

Legislative Council Chairman Kunwar Manvendra Singh rejected the discover of adjournment and referred the matter to the federal government for crucial motion.

(This story has not been edited by News18 workers and is revealed from a syndicated news company feed – PTI)

Source: www.news18.com

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