Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi lead march at India Gate to protest Kathua, Unnao rapes

Making a public appeal to join the candle light vigil to protest against the rape cases in Kathua and Unnao, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday midnight led a march to protest crimes against women. He was joined by his sister Priyanka in the march that also included senior party leaders such as Ahmed Patel, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Ambika Soni. Police inaction in the rape of a minor girl in UP's Unnao and communalisation of the rape case of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua has received criticism from all quarters. (Express Photo Gajendra Yadav)
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Calling the protest an effort to protect women and ensure justice to rape victims, Rahul Gandhi said that the Congress is not trying to politicise the issue. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
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"We are here to 'show our solidarity', said Priyanka Gandhi, who was accompanied by her daughter Miraya and Husband Robert Vadra at India Gate. She also called for a peaceful march and demanded that people realise why they have gathered tonight and behave themselves. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
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The Congress chief condemned the gangrape and brutal murder of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua, Jammu, calling it a ‘crime against humanity’. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
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“We want the government to resolve the matter, women should at least feel safe,” Rahul Gandhi said. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
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“How can anyone protect the culprits of such evil? What happened to the girl at Kathua is a crime against humanity. It cannot go unpunished. What have we become if we allow politics to interfere with such unimaginable brutality perpetrated on an innocent child?” Rahul Gandhi said. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
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Speaking to a private TV news channel, BJP leader Vaibhav Aggarwal called the Congress protest a 'farce'. "People are taking selfies, Priyanka Gandhi is laughing," he said, questioning the motive behind the Congress' midnight protest at India Gate. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)
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