Parbhani violence: Rahul says Suryavanshi killed for being Dalit and defending Constitution
The HinduLeader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday met the family of Somnath Suryavanshi, who died in judicial custody after being arrested in connection with a protest triggered by the alleged desecration of a replica of the Constitution in Maharashtra’s Parbhani city on December 10. Mr. Gandhi said Suryavanshi was a “defender of the Constitution” and was “murdered because he was a Dalit”. मैं परभणी में हिंसा पी़ड़ित परिवार से मिला हूं, इसके साथ ही मैं उनसे भी मिला हूं, जिन्हें मारा-पीटा गया है। मुझे पोस्टमॉर्टम रिपोर्ट, फोटोग्राफ और वीडियो दिखाया गया। ये पूरी तरह से Custodial death है। पुलिस ने युवक की हत्या की है। ये मर्डर है। वहीं CM ने पुलिसवालों को मैसेज… pic.twitter.com/pXlzJuf3Mx — Congress December 23, 2024 He wrote on X, “The murder of Somnath Suryavanshi is government Mr. Gandhi hit out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and said, “The family showed me the post-mortem report, videos and photographs. The Chief Minister has lied in the Legislative Assembly regarding the case to give a message to the police.” The Congress leader said that the ideology of the RSS is to “destroy the Constitution”. In Pune, Mr. Fadnavis hit back at the Opposition’s allegations and said Mr. Gandhi had gone to Parbhani for “political reasons” and to “spread hatred among people in the name of caste”.