Priyanka Gandhi attends prayer meet for Hathras victim at Delhi's Valmiki temple

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra along with or party workers attended a prayer meeting for victim of Hathras incident at Maharishi Valmiki Temple in Delhi on Friday amid nationwide outr over rape and death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman.  party has asked its leaders to hold prayer meetings in Valmiki Temples across country as victim who was raped and killed belonged to Valmiki Community.

"Whatever happened to this girl, what is happening to her family, injustice was inflicted upon m. Every man and woman of this country should raise ir voice against this. government did t extend any help to victim or family," Priyanka Gandhi said.

"When I came to kw that you all have kept a prayer meeting here, I came so that  family does t feel that y are alone. Every woman in  country should raise ir voice, people from  media are here, y should pressurize government, we will create political pressure. Her family did t even get a chance to perform final rites of girl in dignity. This is inhumanity," leader added.

In a video posted by official twitter handle of Congress, Gandhi and or attendees were seen chanting 'Raghupati Raghava Raja Ram', a song associated with Mahatma Gandhi. This comes as country observed  151st birth anniversary of Far of Nation.

party's Delhi unit chief Anil Chaudhary and mirity cell chief Nadeem Javed were also present.

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Hathras horror and aftermath

19-year-old woman in a vill in UP's Hathras district was brutally gang-raped by four men when she was collecting fodder for her cattle on September 14. victim, who was initially admitted to a local hospital in Hathras was shifted for furr treatment to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital. She succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday, September 29. Four persons have been arrested by police in this case.

UP Police is facing outr after victim's family alleged that last rites of victim were conducted without ir consent and in middle of night.  victim's family claimed that its request for body to be taken to house and carrying out cremation after sunrise was turned down by police. However, state ADG Prashant Kumar claimed that funeral was conducted with consent of family.  Allahabad High Court took suo moto cognizance of this and sought a response from senior state officials by October 12.

On Thursday, Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi tried to visit Hathras to meet victim's family. However, y were stopped midway after a tussle with UP police. A case was registered against leaders. Earlier, Gandhi siblings were arrested by UP Police at Yamuna Expressway while y were trying to meet victim's family, who had died during treatment in Delhi's Safdarjung hospital on Tuesday.

Both Congress leaders alleged y were manhandled and roughed up by police personnel while y were marching towards Hathras. However, ida Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Ranvijay Singh said that re was " lathi charge" on anyone.

(Im: Congress/Twitter)

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