Rahul Gandhi slams MP govt over Dalit's death in police lockup

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday lashed out at the BJP government over the death of a Dalit youth in a police lockup in Madhya Pradeshs DewasThe victim identified as Mukesh Longre died on Saturday after being called to Satwas police station in Dewas district for questioning in a complaint submitted against him by a woman on December 26Taking to X Rahul Gandhi criticised the incident terming it shameful and condemnable In his post the Congress leader also mentioned Odishas incident where a woman was allegedly beaten upReferring to Dewas police stations incident and Balasore Odisha the Congress leader said On one hand a Dalit youth was killed in police custody in Dewas Madhya Pradesh On the other hand tribal women were tied to trees and beaten in Balasore Odisha Both these incidents are sad shameful and highly condemnableHe alleged that such incidents cant happen without the state governments support Due to the Manuvadi thinking of the BJP such incidents are happening one after another in the states ruled by them Such barbarism against the Bahujans of the country will not be tolerated at any cost Rahul Gandhis post on X readMeanwhile Madhya Pradesh Congress unit chief Jitu Patwari and some other senior party leaders along with the family members of the deceased staged a protest at Satwas police station late on SundayResponding to Congress allegation the MP BJP unit accused the opposition of playing politics on the death of a Dalit The BJP also hit back at Rahul Gandhi alleging that he has made an irresponsible statement without knowing the details of the incidentIt is the nature of Congress to do politics on death Rahul Gandhi who looks for caste and religion in any sensitive incident is doing nothing new Congress leaders have made irresponsible statements without knowing the truth the MP BJP said in a statement on MondayDewas Superintendent of Police SP Puneet Gehlot had earlier told the media persons that the Dalit youth made a noose around his neck with a towel tied it to a window grill in the lockup and began yanking his neckAccording to Gehlot police personnel tried to stop him and rushed him to a hospital where doctors declared him dead He also confirmed that there was no case against the Dalit youth and he was just called to record his statement on the basis of a complaint received from a womanFollowing the protest on Sunday incharge of Satwas police station Ashish Rajput has been suspended The state government has ordered a judicial probe into the matterThe National Human Rights Commission NHRC has also taken cognizance of the matter and has sought a report from the state governmentThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever