Ayodhya Rape Case: Akhilesh Urges Court To Provide Security To Minor, BJP Delegation Meets Victim's Family

Earlier on Sunday, the Samajwadi Party chief sparked a political controversy with his remarks demanding a DNA test of the accused.

File photo of Akhilesh Yadav and UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday urged the court to order protection for the Ayodhya rape survivor and asked the government to make proper medical arrangements for the victim. 

He also said people trying to politicise the case must not be allowed to succeed. 

"The government should make the best possible medical arrangements for the rape survivor. It is the government's responsibility to protect the girl's life, Yadav said in a post on X."

"It is a humble request to the honourable court to take suo motu cognisance of the situation and ensure all possible security to the girl under its supervision, considering the sensitivity and seriousness of the situation. The motive of ill-intentioned people to politicise such incidents should never succeed," he added. 

Ayodhya police on July 30 arrested Moid Khan, who runs a bakery in Bhadarsa Nagar of Purakalandar police station area of the district, and his employee Raju Khan in the case of gang rape of a 12-year-old girl. Police said that Moid and Raju Khan raped the minor two months ago and also recorded the act. 

Earlier on Sunday, the Samajwadi Party chief sparked a political controversy with his remarks demanding a DNA test of the accused.

In a statement issued from the SP headquarters on Saturday, Yadav said, Without a DNA test in the Bhadarsa case of Ayodhya, BJP's allegation will be considered biased.

Reacting to Akhilesh's post, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said Yadav is worried about the Muslim vote bank and that that's why he asked for a DNA test of the two accused, both Muslims.  

In a post on X, Maurya said, "In the case of the daughter of Nishad community, Congress' pawn Mr. @yadavakhilesh, first forgot PDA and talked about DNA (test), now don't mislead by talking about the court. You are worried about your vote bank getting angry." 

A three-member BJP delegation including UP Minister Narendra Kadhyap and Rajya Sabha MP Baburam Nishad arrived in Ayodhya and met the family members of the 12-year-old girl and held a detailed discussion.

The team gathered information about the incident from the rape survivor's family members and will submit a report on the matter to K Laxman, the national president of the BJP's OBC Morcha, Rajya Sabha MP Baburam Nishad said after the meeting. 

Meanwhile, BSP chief Mayawati asked how many accused were subjected to DNA tests under the SP rule in such cases. 

The incident came to light after the girl was found to be pregnant in a medical checkup. BJP leaders, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, have alleged that Moid Khan, the prime accused in the gangrape case of the girl, is a member of Samajwadi Party (SP) and part of the team of Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad.  

"This is a case of Ayodhya. Moid Khan is from SP and is a member of the Ayodhya MP's team. He has been found involved in the rape of a 12-year-old girl. The Samajwadi Party has not taken any action against him," Adityanath had said in the UP Assembly on Thursday. 

CM Adityanath also met the girl's family last week. The Ayodhya district administration demolished Khan's bakery on Saturday. Ayodhya District Magistrate Chandra Vijay Singh had earlier told PTI that the bakery was illegally built over a pond.