'BJP Should Stop Promoting Barbaric Thinking', TRS' Kavitha Slams Centre Over Release Of Bilkis Bano Case Convicts

The former MP said the shameful decision must be withdrawn so that citizens don't lose faith in law & there are no more cases like the Nirbhaya case and no lady has to go through like Bilkis Bano

TRS MLC K Kavitha. ( Image Source :ANI )

Terming the release of 11 convicts in Bilkis Bano rape case by the Gujarat government as shameful, Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) leader K Kavitha on Thursday appealed to the Supreme Court to intervene and take immediate action.

The member of Telangana Legislative Council said the decision to release the culprits of heinous crimes like rape and murder on the auspicious occasion of Independence Day has tarnished the divinity of the day. The former MP said the shameful decision must be withdrawn immediately so that citizens don't lose their faith in law and there are no more cases like the Nirbhaya case and no lady has to go through what Bilkis Bano suffered.

The BJP government in Gujarat on Monday released all the 11 people convicted for the rape of a pregnant Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 Gujarat riots, under its remission policy.

"This has taken place despite the fact that the Central government has sent guidelines that explicitly mentioned that rapists and prisoners with life sentences should not be pardoned," said Kavitha, daughter of Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

She stated that the BJP government in Gujarat has displayed insensitivity by releasing the rapists of the then five-month pregnant Bilkis Bano and the murder of her 3-year-old child. This is not only against the law but stands against humanity.

"Being a woman I can feel the pain and fear experienced by Bilkis Bano. The welcome shown to the rapists and murderers after getting released from jail by some people who follow a certain ideology is a slap on the face of a just society. It is imperative to stop this extremely dangerous tradition before it takes the form of a legacy," the MLC said.

कोई और निर्भया कांड न हो और कोई बिल्किस दर्द के इस चरम से न गुजरे और क़ानून पर सबका भरोसा बनाए रखने के लिए ज़रूरी है कि यह शर्मनाक फ़ैसला वापस लिया जाए।मैं सुप्रीम कोर्ट से भी इस मसले पर स्वतः सज्ञान लेकर हस्तक्षेप करने की माँग करती हूँ।

— Kavitha Kalvakuntla (@RaoKavitha) August 18, 2022

(With inputs from agencies)