Sexual exploitation case moral defeat for farm leaders: BJP Punjab chief Ashwani Sharma
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Sexual exploitation case moral defeat for farm leaders: BJP Punjab chief Ashwani Sharma
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Chandigarh: BJP Punjab president Ashwani Sharma on Monday said the demise of a woman who was allegedly sexually exploited at the farmers protest on Tikri border by fellow activists from Bengal, was a moral defeat for the leaders of farmers’ agitation. Sharma said it was surprising that though the girl fell ill on April 24, she was taken to hospital on April 26, when her condition deteriorated. “Why was she not taken for help on time and what moral ethics these leaders have to lead the people? They are exploiting the innocent,” he said. He added it was only when the woman was taken to hospital that it was determined she had been sexually exploited and she succumbed on April 30. Sharma said government agencies had been stressing that in the garb of farmers’ agitation, a segment of anti-social elements were working to destroy the fabric of society. He said Bahadurgarh police have registered an FIR on a statement by the woman’s father. Leaders booked in the FIR are Anup Singh, Anil Malik, Ankush Sagwan and Jagdish Singh Brar besides two women, said Sharma.
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The Times of India
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2021-05-11
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Chandigarh