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New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) The BJP"s support to criminals displays the party"s mindset towards women, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi alleged on Thursday and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi if he was ashamed of "such politics".
He cited the examples of rape cases in Unnao and Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir and now Gujarat where the government this week released those convicted of rape and murder in the 2002 Bilkis Bano case.
"Unnao - worked to save BJP MLA.
Kathua - rally in favour of rapists.
Hathras - the government in favour of rapists.
Gujarat - the release and honour of rapists.
The support to criminals displays the petty mindset of the BJP towards women," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.
"Are you not ashamed of such politics, Prime Minister ji," he asked.
Discussing the release of the Bilkis Bano case convicts, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram added that two BJP MLAs were part of the review panel that granted them remission.
"There is an interesting side story to the grant of remission to 11 persons convicted for gang rape in Gujarat.
Among the Review Panel were two BJP MLAs Shri C.