Rahul Gandhi on Muzaffarpur shelter home case: Story of ‘ashwasan, susashan babus’

‘आश्वासन बाबू’ और ‘सुशासन बाबू’ की कहानी l

हमने सुना है, कि जिसको चुना है,
उसने ‘बेटी बचाओ’ का सिर्फ़ नारा ही दिया हैl pic.twitter.com/kstuJTTmJM

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) July 29, 2018

The ‘beti bachao, beti padhao’ (save the girl child, educate the girl child) is a slogan of the NDA government, while Nitish Kumar is often referred to as ‘sushasan babu’, for his good governance plank.

The Central Bureau of Investigation has taken over the probe into the alleged abuse of minor girls at a shelter home in the state’s Muzaffarpur district, PTI reported. It has been alleged that the girls residing at Balika Grih in Muzaffarpur were exploited mentally, physically and sexually.

The incident came to light after the Bihar Social Welfare Department filed an FIR based on a social audit of the shelter home conducted by Mumbai-based Tata Institute of Social Sciences. According to the audit report, several girls complained of sexual assault at the homes.

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The audit report stated that several girls at the shelter home had complained of sexual abuse. A special investigation team has been formed to probe the complaints.

While the NGO running the shelter home in Muzaffarpur was blacklisted, the girls were shifted to shelter homes in Patna and Madhubani.

Women staff members of the shelter home and Brajesh Thakur, who ran the NGO, were among those who were arrested by the local police.