On Saturday (3rd August), Former UP CM and BSP Supremo Mayawati backed Yogi Adityanath government’s crackdown and bulldozer action against the Ayodhya gangrape accused Moeed Khan. Taking to X, she said that the strict action against the accused in the Ayodhya gangrape case is justified. However, the BSP Supremo came down heavily on Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav. She asked what should be understood from the fact that SP is demanding a DNA test in this incident. She also asked Akhilesh Yadav how many such tests were conducted when the SP government was in power.
1. यूपी सरकार द्वारा अयोध्या गैंगरेप केस में आरोपी के विरुद्ध की जा रही सख्त कार्रवाई उचित, लेकिन सपा द्वारा यह कहना कि आरोपी का DNA टेस्ट होना चाहिये, इसे क्या समझा जाए। जबकि सपा को यह भी बताना चाहिए कि उनकी सरकार में ऐसे आरोपियों के खिलाफ कितने DNA टेस्ट हुए हैं। 1/2
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) August 3, 2024
Slamming Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party for their stance in the Ayodhya gangrape case, Mayawati wrote, “The strict action being taken by the UP government against the accused in the Ayodhya gangrape case is justified, but what should be understood by SP saying that the DNA test of the accused should be done. Whereas SP should also tell how many DNA tests have been done against such accused in their government.”
2. साथ ही, यूपी में अपराध नियंत्रण व कानून-व्यवस्था में भी ख़ासकर महिला सुरक्षा व उत्पीड़न आदि को लेकर बढ़ती चिन्ताओं के बीच अयोध्या व लखनऊ आदि की घटनाएं अति-दुखद व चिन्तित करने वाली। सरकार इनके निवारण के लिए जाति-बिरादरी एवं राजनीति से ऊपर उठकर सख़्त कदम उठाए तो बेहतर। 2/2
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) August 3, 2024
She added that strict action should be taken on matters of law and order, especially those related to women’s safety by rising above caste, community and party politics.
It is pertinent to note that earlier in the day, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav broke his silence on the heinous Ayodhya gangrape case as he demanded that in heinous cases, DNA tests should be done on the accused rather than doing politics over it or making allegations. He argued that the test must be conducted so that no innocent is framed in such cases.
On the Ayodhya gangrape case, SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav tweets, "…Whoever is guilty should be given punishment according to the law, but if the allegations are proved false after the DNA test, then the government officials involved should also not be spared…" pic.twitter.com/2Z3y0aDYuA
— ANI (@ANI) August 3, 2024
Yadav added that if the allegations are found to be true then full punishment as per law should be given to the guilty person but if the DNA test proves that the allegations are false, then the government officials involved should not be spared. He added that this is the demand for Justice.
कुकृत्य के मामले में जिन पर भी आरोप लगा है उनका DNA TEST कराकर इंसाफ़ का रास्ता निकाला जाए न कि केवल आरोप लगाकर सियासत की जाए। जो भी दोषी हो उसे क़ानून के हिसाब से पूरी सज़ा दी जाए, लेकिन अगर DNA TEST के बाद आरोप झूठे साबित हों तो सरकार के संलिप्त अधिकारियों को भी न बख्शा जाए।…
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 3, 2024
After receiving backlash for his tweet, he edited his post and included a screenshot of media reports about a heinous crime that took place in Jaunpur. However, Akhilesh Yadav has now deleted his tweet. In the only post on his X timeline on these heinous cases, SP Chief has made the DNA test demand without referring to any specific incident.
Post is immediately edited…..
— Preeti Pandey (@preetijat2) August 3, 2024
You can edit the tweet as much as you want, but the public is mistaken that you mean only A in PDA, and not anyone else…..
They don't care about minor girls or Hindus….
How much more will you save your A??
This is Uttar Pradesh and here is… https://t.co/ElOXidk85q pic.twitter.com/epqPH0r40K
Meanwhile, earlier in the day, SP’s Ayodhya MP Awadhesh Prasad also demanded a DNA test in the Ayodhya gangrape case as he also gave it a communal angle.
However, the SP Chief is receiving backlash for the party’s stance in the Ayodhya gangrape case and several X users and BJP leaders have also linked its stance with the infamous remark of SP patriarch and Akhilesh’s father Mulayam Singh Yadav who had once said, ‘They are boys, mistakes are made’ while speaking over crimes against women.
Atleast mayawati has conscience..but akhilesh yadav … absolutely disgusted with him ..same like his father … https://t.co/B0WhdJltI7
— Swati (@Swatiyz) August 3, 2024
Akhilesh Yadav gives clean chit to rapist Moid Khan, SP Neta & demands DNA test! Is this not an insult of the 12 year old Nishad girl. Moid Khan’s SP supporters threatened the family of minor to withdraw the case!
— Shehzad Jai Hind (Modi Ka Parivar) (@Shehzad_Ind) August 3, 2024
On one hand CM Yogi is taking bulldozer action- on the other… pic.twitter.com/FgjmLkQcUN
Ayodhya Gangrape case
It is alleged that Samajwadi Party leader Moeed Khan and his servant Raju Khan gang-raped the minor girl who hails from OBC community a few months ago. They also recorded the video while committing the heinous crime, to blackmail the minor victim. By threatening to leak the obscene video, they continued sexually exploiting her for over 2 months. However, the family came to know about the crime when her health deteriorated and she became pregnant.
It is further alleged that the Bhadarsa Police Station didn’t file an FIR in this matter for more than 30 hours. It is also alleged that since 2012, this Police station had been running from the house of the accused SP leader Moeed Khan.
