Rahul Yatra Day 20: A moment of silence for Uttarakhand resort murder victim, says BJP doesn’t respect women

Rahul Gandhi said the ideology of BJP and RSS viewed women as objects and second-class citizens.

The yatra is being promoted by the party as the longest rally mounted in the country over the last century. (PTI)

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami destroyed evidence in the sensational Ankita Bhandari murder case.

Addressing Congress workers as part of his Bharat Jodo Yatra at Pandikkad in Malappuram, Rahul mentioned about the murder case. Referring to the murder of the resort receptionist, Rahul asked, “we have the best example how BJP and RSS treat the women in the country. What did the Chief Minister do in the case? He destroyed the resort owned by the accused BJP leader. So that nobody can find any evidence in the case. This is how BJP treats the women in the country.’’

Rahul said the ideology of BJP and RSS viewed women as objects and second-class citizens. Whenever women are abused, BJP would say that it is the fault of the women. A country which cannot respect its women can never ever achieve anything, he said.

#WATCH | The only reason she is dead is, that she refused to become a prostitute, says Congress MP Rahul Gandhi speaks on Ankita Bhandari murder case, slams BJP govt in Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/at6F37kGNm

— ANI (@ANI) September 27, 2022

Rahul and the people convened for the day’s valedictory gathering observed a moment of silence for Ankita Bhandari.

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During the day’s yatra, he met a group of farmers, who shared with him the crisis in the state’s farm sector.

The yatra , after completing a 19-day leg in Kerala, would enter Tamil Nadu on September 29 and Karnataka on 30.

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