Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday condemned the death of a Dalit youth in police custody in Madhya Pradesh’s Dewas district, alleging that such incidents are not possible without the support of the state government.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), Gandhi expressed outrage, highlighting the alleged pattern of oppression under BJP-ruled states. “On one hand, a Dalit youth was killed in police custody in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh. On the other hand, tribal women were tied to trees and beaten in Balasore, Odisha,” he wrote in Hindi.
He described both incidents as “sad, shameful, and highly condemnable,” attributing the acts to the “Manuvadi thinking” of the BJP. “Such incidents are happening one after another in BJP-ruled states – this is not possible without the support of the government,” Gandhi alleged.
The Congress leader vowed that his party would not tolerate such acts of oppression against marginalized communities. “We stand firmly with the Bahujans of this country and will fight with full force for their constitutional rights and justice,” he asserted.