A team of Samajwadi Party is likely to visit Hathras to meet the family of the gang-rape victim.

SIT Records Statements of Victim’s Family | The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrives at the residence of the victim of Hathras incident, and is recording the statements of the members of her family.

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad on his way to Hathras to meet the family on the gang-rape case victim.

RECAP | West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took out a protest rally in the city against the Hathras alleged gangrape case and launched a scathing attack against the BJP, which is in power in Uttar Pradesh, calling it the “biggest pandemic” torturing Dalits the most and running a “dictatorship” in the country. Banerjee said she would stand by the Dalit community till the end as her caste is “humanity” and she does not believe in differentiation on the grounds of caste and religion.

Mayawati Questions DM’s Presence During Inquiry | The victim family of the Hathras gang-rape case has made many serious allegations on the DM of the district, yet the secret silence of the UP government is sad and very worrying. Although the government has agreed to a CBI inquiry, how can the DM be there to conduct an impartial inquiry into the matter? People are apprehensive: BSP supremo Mayawati.

हाथरस गैंगरेप काण्ड के पीड़ित परिवार ने जिले के डीएम पर धमकाने आदि के कई गंभीर आरोप लगाए हैं, फिर भी यूपी सरकार की रहस्मय चुप्पी दुःखद व अति-चिन्ताजनक। हालाँकि सरकार CBI जाँच हेतु राजी हुई है, किन्तु उस डीएम के वहाँ रहते इस मामले की निष्पक्ष जाँच कैसे होे सकती है? लोग आशंकित।

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) October 4, 2020

RECAP | Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath recommended a CBI probe into the alleged gang-rape and death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman that triggered a nationwide outrage. The decision was announced by the Chief Minister’s Office minutes after Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra wound up their visit to the home of the victim’s family at a village in Hathras district. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered that a probe should be conducted by the CBI into the entire Hathras episode, the CM’s Office said, its tweet capping a day of protests and criticism over the handling of the case by the BJP government in the state.

Why Maha Govt Silent on Growing Crimes Against Women: BJP Leader Darekar |  BJP leader Pravin Darekar accused Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh and Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut of playing politics on the Hathras incident in Uttar Pradesh wherein a dalit woman was brutally killed after alleged gang-rape. The Leader of Opposition in the state Legislative Council told reporters that Deshmukh and Raut are conveniently avoiding speaking on “rising incidents of rapes” in Maharashtra under the watch of the Sena-led MVA dispensation.

CRPF For Victim’s Family: Sena | The Shiv Sena hits out at the Yogi Adityanath government over the Hathras incident, saying that “jungle raj” prevails in Uttar Pradesh even as foundation stone for Ram temple has been laid at Ayodhya in the state. The ruling party in Maharashtra has also written to President Ram Nath Kovind demanding security by CRPF personnel for the kin of the victim, alleging they are “held captive and being threatened by officials, denying them free speech and movement”, a party leader said.

Hathras Victim’s Family Wants Judicial Probe, Suspension of DM: Priyanka Gandhi | After meeting the Hathras victim’s family, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra listed their demands which included a judicial inquiry through the Supreme Court and suspension of the district magistrate. Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi met the family and declared that they will fight for ensuring justice to the Dalit woman who died after being allegedly gang-raped. In a series of tweets, Priyanka Gandhi listed some of the demands and questions of the victim’s family. READ MORE

Kejriwal to Visit Victim’s Family | Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh will visit Hathras victim’s family today.

End ‘Crisis of Justice’: Satyarthi to PM | Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to end the crisis of justice for women and children, saying what is happening to “our daughters” across India is a matter of national shame. Reacting to the Hathras incident and other cases of sexual assaults on women in the country, Satyarthi said he implores the prime minister to lead the war on rape. Calling for a people’s movement to break “this mindset” of violence, Satyarthi said we need both compassionate political will and people’s action to bring an end to the culture of rape. 

It’s right that atrocities are taking place, but it was also during Mulayam Singh, Mayawati and Akhilesh governments. Reason for Dalit oppression is casteism, Dalits will be oppressed until there’s casteism in minds of people: Union Minister Ramdas Athawale on Hathras incident.

C’garh Cong’s Silent Protest Tomorrow | The Chhattisgarh Congress will hold a silent protest tomorrow against the Hathras incident in Uttar Pradesh, party leaders said. A ‘maun satyagraha’ will be held in all 28 districts of the state to demand justice for the victim and to protest against the inhumanity displayed by the Uttar Pradesh government and the police there, said Shailesh Nitin Trivedi, head of the Chhattisgarh Congress media wing.