Congress takes 'Kunduli injustice' protest to Delhi

BHUBANESWAR: Congress on Tuesday introduced a three-day dharna on Parliament Street in New Delhi, tough CBI probe into alleged Kunduli rape and suicide case. The victim’s mom, more youthful brother and a few other family members additionally joined the Congress-sponsored protest in the national capital.
Koraput MLA and chairman of Congress scheduled caste cellular Krishna Chandra Sagaria and ex-MP Pradeep Majhi, who jointly spearheaded the dharna slammed the Naveen Patnaik government for allegedly failing to ship justice to the Class IX woman. The 14-year-old Kunduli woman, who accused 4 security group of workers in Maoist-hit Koraput district of raping her on October 10 final yr, allegedly hanged herself to demise on January 22 this yr.


“We demand CBI probe as the state government engaged its police and Crime Branch, who went an extra mile to hush up the probe. She used to be pressured to dedicate suicide for failing to get justice,” Sagaria advised media individuals. He said the birthday party would give a memorandum to the President Ram Nath Kovind, in quest of his intervention for CBI probe into the case.


The victim's circle of relatives made a scathing assault on Naveen for the alleged prolong in constitution of a court-monitored special investigation team (SIT) that he had announced on February 7 to probe the alleged rape and suicide case. “We can clearly see the federal government’s cause of delaying the probe procedure. Nearly one month has already handed, however names of investigating officials, who will be part of the SIT, are yet to be finalized,” said the lady’s mom.


Congress additionally raised the issue of latest custodial demise of a tribal formative years at Ainthapali police station in Sambalpur district. Congress leader Pradeep Majhi got here down heavily at the alleged police highhandedness and said the state government resorted to oppressive attitude towards poor tribals.


Ruling BJD denied the charges. “The state government showed all seriousness in making sure truthful probe into Kunduli case. For the first time, the federal government ordered a court-monitored SIT probe. The Orissa high court has been requested to observe the SIT probe. Congress should chorus from politicizing the issue,” BJD spokesperson Rabinarayan Nanda.
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