Koraput gang rape: Congress ups the ante against State govt

Bhubaneswar: Congress on Thursday turned the heat on Odisha government for its failure in nabbing the accused involved in the gang rape of a minor girl at Kunduli in Koraput district allegedly by four security personnel.

Alleging that the BJD government is trying to suppress the matter, Congress staged a demonstration with a five-point charter of demands in front of Raj Bhawan seeking justice for the survivor.

Senior leaders of the Congress demanded a judicial probe, Rs 50 lakh compensation for the survivor and to make the medical report of the survivor public. The party has also threatened to stage a demonstration at New Delhi if no action is taken.

“Our mass agitation will continue and if needed, we will stage demonstration in New Delhi as we have lost faith on the Odisha government on the issue,” said Congress leader Pradip Majhi.

“We demand a judicial probe by a sitting High Court judge so that justice is provided to the survivor at the earliest,” said AICC Secretary, Bhakta Das.

Meanwhile, the survivor, a class IX student is still undergoing treatment at Sahid Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital in Koraput.

Earlier, protesting the failure of Odisha police in nabbing the accused involved in the gang rape case, the Congress had also observed a Koraput bandh on October 16.

BJD on the other hand claimed that the entire police administration and crime branch is conducting a detailed probe and under such circumstances, the issue should not be politicized by the opposition parties.