Published 12:56 IST, January 18th 2020

Kapil Mishra targets bete-noir Kejriwal over 'forgive like Sonia' shocker in Nirbhaya case

On Friday, BJP leader Kapil Mishra slammed advocate Indira Jaisingh for her comments to Nirbhaya's mother asking her to 'forgive' her daughter's rapists.

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On Friday, Delhi BJP leer Kapil Mishra slammed vocate Indira Jaisingh for her comments to Nirbhaya's mor asking her to 'forgive' her daughter's rapists, saying that this was 'New India' where rapists, traitors, and terrorists were t forgiven. Kapil Mishra furr took a jibe at CM Arvind Kejriwal accusing him of first delaying Nirbhaya's rapists' hanging n putting forward his 'lawyer' Indira to talk about forgiving rapists.

hanging of accused in Nirbhaya rape case has been postponed from January 22 to February 1 by Patiala House court. 

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Re: Nirbhaya's mor lashes out at Indira Jaisingh's 'follow Sonia, forgive rapists' shocker

"Listen, Indira Jaisingh, this is new India, we have stopped forgiving traitors, terrorists, rapists. Uniform punishment- Hanging. Indira Jaisingh is Kejriwal's lawyer. First Kejriwal postponed hanging of Nirbhaya's rapists and murderers. w Kejriwal has put forward his lawyer," re Kapil Mishra's tweet.

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Re: Nirbhaya Case: Convicts' lawyer blames AAP government for delay, cites 'Delhi elections'

'AAP trying to win elections on Nirbhaya issue'

convicts' lawyer in 2012 Nirbhaya rape case, AP Singh, accused Arvind Kejriwal's government of delay in filing curative and mercy petitions. Alleging politicisation of issue, lawyer said that Delhi government is seeking to win elections by raking up Nirbhaya issue. AP Singh said, "This issue has become politicized w. y (Delhi government) did t share records and documents sought by us time and again. y have won elections before on Nirbhaya's issue, w y again want to win election on this issue."
Re: Indira Jaisingh tells Nirbhaya's mor to emulate Sonia Gandhi who forgave Rajiv's killer

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'Follow Sonia Gandhi's example' 

On Friday, senior vocate Indira Jaising asked Nirbhaya's mor to 'forgive' her daughter's killers and 'follow example of Sonia Gandhi.' In her tweet, vocate stated that just like Sonia Gandhi forgave her husband's assassin Nalini and said that she didn’t want death penalty for her, Nirbhaya's mor should also do same and t let her daughter's rapists be hanged. "While I fully identify with pain of Asha Devi I urge her to follow example of Sonia Gandhi who forgave Nalini and said she didn’t want death penalty for her. We are with you but against death penalty," re her tweet. 

Re: Nirbhaya Case: Convicts' lawyer blames AAP government for delay, cites 'Delhi elections'

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12:56 IST, January 18th 2020