New Delhi: Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday attacked the BJP over the alleged harassment of nuns belonging to a Kerala-based congregation in Uttar Pradesh and termed Union Home Minister Amit Shah‘s assurance of action within the incident as “hollow statements”.
Two nuns and two postulants have been taken off an categorical prepare and detained for questioning by railway police in Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh on March 19. According to officers in Jhansi, the nuns have been detained after native Bajrang Dal activists complained that two girls have been allegedly being taken forcibly for spiritual conversion.
The police stated there was no foundation within the criticism and all 4 girls later took the following prepare to their vacation spot in Odisha.
Reacting to the incident, Priyanka Gandhi tweeted, “Which political party runs the government that enables these goons to harass and demand personal details of young women commuting on a train? BJP. Which political party do these goons belong to? BJP. Which party’s student wing are some of them members of? BJP.”
“And now that there is an election in Kerala HM @AmitShah is busy giving hollow statements about protecting nuns from harassment. Really?” the Congress common secretary stated and tagged a purported video of the incident.
Shah on Wednesday assured sturdy action in opposition to those that allegedly harassed nuns throughout their prepare journey by way of Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh.
