'Not a word from tweet-friendly Rahul Gandhi': Sitharaman questions 'selective outrage' on Hoshiarpur rape
India TV NewsThe Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday came out all guns blazing against Congress for its "selective outrage" in wake of the alleged rape and killing of a six-year-old girl, belonging to a migrant family from Bihar, in Punjab. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman questioned "tweet friendly" Rahul Gandhi and asked if the incident didn't shake the conscience of the "brother and sister who rush to every place that can help them politically." Prakash Javadekar lambasts Rahul, Priyanka Union minister and BJP leader Prakash Javadekar also accused Rahul Gandhi and his sister Priyanka Gandhi of going on a "political tour" to Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, where a Dalit girl was allegedly gang-raped and who died later, as he questioned the lack of a similar reaction from the two leaders to ghastly crimes against women in Punjab and Rajasthan, which are ruled by the Congress. Punjab CM directs DGP to ensure 'proper investigation' Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has directed DGP Dinkar Gupta to ensure proper investigation into the alleged rape and murder case.