Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday (April 25, 2026) demanded a high-level investigation into the alleged rape and murder of a girl of the Vishwakarma community in U.P.'s Ghazipur and sought immediate justice.
In a post on X, he said in a country and State where parents have to beg even to get an FIR filed for their daughter, the country's government has no moral right to remain in power.
Mr. Gandhi also sought immediate action against guilty police officers and said the family of the deceased must get protection.
"In Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh, the rape and brutal murder of a daughter from the Vishwakarma community—and then threats and violence to stop the family from filing an FIR.
"Hathras, Kathua, Unnao, and now Ghazipur—this is a pattern. The daughter from Manipur breathed her last while waiting for justice," he said in his post in Hindi on X.
