The BJP is trying to give a communal colour to the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri, the Congress alleged on Friday as it sought “fast-track justice for the families of the victims”.
The principal Opposition party also demanded that the Narendra Modi government implement the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Act with “full force”.
Addressing a press conference, Rajesh Lilothia, who heads Congress’ Scheduled Caste department, said the alleged rape and murder of the two sisters should not be seen as an isolated incident and alleged that atrocities against Dalits have been rising.
