Crimes against Dalits up: BJP's Malviya reminds Rahul Gandhi who is in power in Rajasthan

BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya didn't spare a minute to target former Congress president Rahul Gandhi over latter's tweet on gruesome atrocity on two Dalit men in Rajasthan. After a video of a brutal assault on two men went viral on social media, Rahul Gandhi had tweeted his request to  Congress government in state to take immediate action to bring perpetrators of this crime to justice. On this, Amit Malviya alleged that crimes against women and Dalits in state have risen since Congress took power re.

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Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot-led Congress government assumed power in Rajasthan in December 2018. Before that, state was ruled by BJP under CM Vasundhara Raje. According to most recent National Crime Records Bureau data, Rajasthan reported 4607 cases of crimes against Dalits in 2018.

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Atrocity on camera

Two men, allegedly Dalits, were brutally thrashed in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district for allegedly stealing Rs 500 on Sunday, February 16. Visuals show that y were tied to a pole and tortured for petty crime. matter came to light when a video showcasing brutality went viral. police have detained five people in connection with case.  

two Dalit men who were caught stealing Rs 500 from a showroom were thrashed by employees of same place on Sunday, February 16. victims lodged an FIR against ir abusers, on Wednesday, February 19. showroom staffers have also registered a case against two Dalit men for ft.

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Visuals showing assault  

video shows several people beating up one of two Dalit men at a petrol station in a vill of Nagaur district. This place was reportedly 230 km far from Jaipur. two Dalit men were reportedly in ir early twenties. Visuals show that staffers stripped one man and violated him with a screwdriver. y allegedly poured petrol on his genitals as well, say media reports.   

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