Opposition Congress and BJP Thursday demanded the resignation of Odisha Agriculture minister, Pradeep Maharathy for his comments on the acquittal of two persons arrested in connection with Pipili gang rape incident, which has hurt the sentiment of women in the state.
A Bhubaneswar court on Monday had acquitted the two persons arrested in connection with the case. After the court judgement Maharathy had said, "My sympathies are with the victim but I honour the courts judgement. I had then told that truth will prevail."
Denouncing Maharathy's comment, senior BJP leader and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister, Dharmendra Pradhan said the Agriculture minister's statement indicated the "flawed policies of the state government on women and scheduled caste."
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