Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in Kanpur was seen hugging the grieving mother of a 19-year-old girl who was brutally raped and killed.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during an election rally in Kanpur broke down when a mother cried for justice for her daughter. Her 19-year-old daughter was raped and strangled to death after the girl had left her home to go out and get a laptop.
In the video, the inconsolable mother can be heard seeking justice for her daughter. “Please, give my daughter justice,” she can be heard saying in Hindi. ‘Beti ko Insaaf Dila Dijiye’. Priyanka Gandhi, a mother of two herself broke down along with the victim’s family after hearing the mother’s horrific story of how her daughter was raped and killed.
The victim’s mother later was accompanied by the Congress leader to her car and was assured all kinds of support in their fight for justice.
Congress leader, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is known for her empathy and outreach especially to oppressed and downtrodden people, and in 2020, met with the Hathras‘ victim’s family as well.
Rape is the fourth most common crime against women in India. According to a report by child rights NGO CRY, rape is committed against a child in India every 15 minutes and there has been an increase of more than 500 percent over the past 10 years in crime against minors.
Delayed justice may be the cause of the increasing number of rapes, with very little tough action on rapists because the crime is among the most disregarded of egregious crimes done against women in India, none seem to take it seriously enough and police officers often do not want to register rape cases.