Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday urged the court to order protection for the Ayodhya rape victim considering the sensitivity of the case. Yadav asked not to politicise the case.
In a post on X, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said that the government should make the best possible medical arrangements for the rape survivor. He added it is the government’s responsibility to protect the girl’s life.
Yadav requested the honourable court to take suo motu cognisance of the situation and ensure all possible security for the girl under its supervision, considering the sensitivity and seriousness of the situation. “The motive of ill-intentioned people to politicise such incidents should never succeed,” he said.
On Saturday, a controversy arose with the Yadav’s demand for a DNA test of the two men accused of raping a 12-year-old girl who became pregnant.
While BSP chief Mayawati asked how many accused were subjected to DNA tests under the SP rule in such cases, the BJP alleged that Yadav had given a clean chit to accused Moid Khan, who is linked to the Samajwadi Party.
The Samajwadi party chief earlier said that without a DNA test in the Bhadarsa case of Ayodhya, the BJP’s allegation would be considered biased. Other SP leaders have also demanded a NARCO test in the case, as per the reports.
Following his statement, the BJP accused the SP of defending a pedophile and displaying a “boys will be boys” mentality.
Yadav previously alleged that the BJP was shaken by its defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, particularly in Ayodhya.
The SP chief also called for the Uttar Pradesh government to promptly provide Rs 20 lakh assistance to the victim’s family.
Police arrested Moid Khan, who runs a bakery in Bhadarsa Nagar of Ayodhya district, and his employee Raju Khan on July 30 in connection with the minor’s rape.
According to police, Moid Khan and Raju Khan had raped the girl two months ago and also recorded the act. The incident came to light after the girl was found to be pregnant in a medical checkup.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has alleged that Khan is a member of the Samajwadi Party and is part of the team of Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad. The CM had met the girl’s family last week.
Speaking in the UP Assembly on Thursday, Adityanath said the case of Ayodhya where the accused Moid Khan is from SP and is a member of the Ayodhya MP’s team. He has been found involved in the rape of a 12-year-old girl, CM added. The Samajwadi Party has not taken any action against him, the UP CM said.
The Ayodhya district administration demolished Khan’s bakery on Saturday. Ayodhya’s District Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh, speaking to the media, said that the bakery was illegally built over a pond.