With Them : Rahul Gandhi Meets Family Of Girl Allegedly Raped, Killed Rahul Gandhi tweeted yesterday, calling the girl the nation s daughter - a pointed reference to accolades for India s women Olympians, who have been widely referred to as the country s daughters
Updated: August 04, 2021 12:32 pm IST
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi met the family of the Dalit girl who was raped, murdered
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Rahul Gandhi yesterday called the girl nation s daughter Spoke with the family, they want justice and nothing else : Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi:
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today each met the family of the nine-year-old Dalit girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in the city s Cantonment area on Sunday, and whose body was forcibly cremated.
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India denies deaths due to manual scavenging
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No death has been reported due to manual scavenging, the Union Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry has told Parliament, drawing sharp reaction from activists who said that those people were being robbed of dignity even in their deaths.
Manual scavenging is banned under the Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and their Rehabilitation Act, 2013.
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In response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale has said 66,692 manual scavengers were identified.
However, on how many deaths of manual scavengers have been recorded, he replied, No such deaths have been reported due to manual scavenging.