"Congress kept country's interests aside for decades": BJP's Tarun Chugh on Rahul Gandhi's Hathras visit

"He (Rahul Gandhi) can do anything for PR...The nation wants to know what is the relation of Congress with the nefarious conspirator George Soros...they (Congress) have kept the county's interests aside for decades for the sake of the commercial and industrial profits of their extended family...," the BJP leader told ANI.

"They can do anything for their Public Relations and are staging a filmy drama to seek media attention, " the BJP leader added.

Rahul Gandhi earlier today arrived at Boolgarhi village in Hathras to meet the family of the 2020 rape victim.

The visit of Lok Sabha LoP ignited criticism from the BJP leaders.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak called Rahul Gandhi a "victim of frustration," and accused the Congress leader of exploiting the situation and inciting unrest.

"Rahul Gandhi, you have a feeling of despair, you are a victim of frustration. You do not even know that the CBI has investigated the Hathras case. The case is going on in the court...Sometimes you want to visit Sambhal, Aligarh. You are completely derailed," Pathak said in a self-made video.

Bharatiya Janata Party MP Jagdambika Pal told ANI, "He (Rahul Gandhi) should have visited Hathras on Sunday. This means that he is not interested in participating in the House and his party leaders are disrupting the proceedings of the House."

In 2020, Rahul Gandhi met the family and also accused the Yogi Adityanath government of "exploitation" and unleashing "atrocities" on the victim's family.

A 19-year-old Dalit woman succumbed to her injuries at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital on September 29, 2020, after being assaulted and allegedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras on September 14, 2020.

Her mortal remains were taken to her native place, where the UP Police and administration allegedly cremated her body without the family's consent or presence. (ANI)