ITANAGAR: Following the rape of a seven-year-old girl in East Siang District on Tuesday, the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on Friday criticized the state government for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state.The girl, a resident of at Mebo Circle, was raped on the morning of July 10 and one Bukyang Yirang (45), of Ngopok village under Mebo police outpost, has been arrested in connection with the crime. Police said the accused committed the crime when the minor was alone at her home, watching television. Her parents were out working in their paddy field at that time.Slamming the state government over the incident, APCC said, "The Pema Khandu-led BJP government does not work for the people of the state. Under Khandu's leadership, the state has become a 'Balatkari Pradesh'. Ever since the BJP government took charge, anti-social elements have increased and there has been a growth in the number of rape cases, mob lynching and gun culture. This indicates that the present government is shielding culprits and rejoicing over the misery of people."The party statement further added that the BJP government has been locked in an unreasonable war of words with the APCC over the issue of paying compensation to the people displaced by the Trans Arunachal Highway project. However, crimes against minor girls and women are on the rise and the state government has maintained a stoic silence about the issue. The statement also claimed that the BJP government has neither paid suitable compensations to the victims of these crimes nor acted promptly to bring the culprits to book.

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