Kathau rape: 2 BJP ministers who supported accused resigned
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 08:11 PM
Srinagar, April 13: Two BJP ministers, who had openly rallied in support of the Kathua rape accused, on Friday resigned from the Mehbooba Mufti government.
The brutal gang rape and murder of an eight-year-old in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua has led to national outrage.
An eight-year-old girl was held captive in a small village temple in Kathua district for a week in January.
She was sedated and repeatedly raped before her head was smashed and her body thrown in the forests next to Rasana village.
Jammu and Kashmir's National Conference on Friday demanded sacking of two BJP ministers for defending the accused in the Kathua rape and murder case.
It also expressed disappointment at the failure of the Chief Ministers to act against two cabinet ministers who openly rallied support to divisive groups out to subvert the investigation and shield the accused.
The NC also warned that it would consider launching a civil disobedience movement against the state government if it fails to act against the two ministers.