Modi In London: Don’t Politicise Rape. In K’taka: Politicise Rape
On politicising rapes, where does PM Modi really stand?
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18 April 2018.
PM Narendra Modi in London: “When a young girl is raped, it is a painful incident. I have never engaged in comparing the number of rape incidents under this government or that government. There can be nothing worse that that. Rape is rape.”
3 May 2018.
PM Narendra Modi in Karnataka: “Brothers and sisters, the atrocities against Dalits in Karnataka is not hidden from anyone. In neighbouring Bidar, a Dalit girl was raped. The details are still available on social media. I ask those from the Congress who take out candlelight vigils in Delhi – when a Dalit girl is raped in Bidar, where did your candlelight get lost? Where were your leaders then?”
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Published: 04 May 2018,10:29 AM IST