 "Rahul Gandhi")
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court (SC)'s verdict on nullifying the Gujarat government's order to allow the early release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case.
He also took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying that the order is against the arrogant BJP being the 'patron of criminals'.
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"The tendency to 'kill justice' for electoral gains is dangerous for the democratic system. Today, the Supreme Court's decision once again told the country who is the 'patron of criminals'. Bilkis Bano's tireless struggle is a symbol of the victory of justice against the arrogant BJP government," Gandhi said in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
चुनावी फायदे के लिए ‘न्याय की हत्या’ की प्रवृत्ति लोकतांत्रिक व्यवस्था के लिए खतरनाक है।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 8, 2024
आज सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले ने एक बार फिर देश को बता दिया कि ‘अपराधियों का संरक्षक’ कौन है।
बिलकिस बानो का अथक संघर्ष, अहंकारी भाजपा सरकार के विरुद्ध न्याय की जीत का प्रतीक है।
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Meanwhile, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also hailed the apex court's verdict, stating that justice has ultimately prevailed.
"With this order, the veil over the anti-women policies of the Bharatiya Janata Party has been removed. After this, public confidence in the justice system will be further strengthened. Congratulations to Bilkis Bano for continuing her fight bravely," Priyanka said in a post on X.
अंततः न्याय की जीत हुई है। सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने गुजरात दंगों के दौरान गैंगरेप की शिकार #BilkisBano के आरोपियों की रिहाई रद्द कर दी है। इस आदेश से भारतीय जनता पार्टी की महिला विरोधी नीतियों पर पड़ा हुआ पर्दा हट गया है। इस आदेश के बाद जनता का न्याय व्यवस्था के प्रति विश्वास और मजबूत…
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) January 8, 2024
Several Opposition parties and leaders, including Trinamool Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT), Communist Party of India (Marxist) and AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi, also welcomed the top court's order and hailed Bilkis Bano's tireless struggle as a symbol of the victory.
Bilkis Bano was 21 and five months pregnant when she was gang-raped while fleeing during the communal riots that broke out after the fire in Sabarmati Express in which 59 kar sevaks were killed. Her three-year-old daughter was among the seven family members slaughtered in the riots.
