Jamaat-e-Islami Hind demands justice for Asifa, Unnao
rape victim and her father
New Delhi: Jamaat-e-Islami Hind has strongly condemned the gruesome rape and
murder of 8 year old girl Asifa from Jammu and Kashmir and alleged rape of the
girl from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh. Secretary General of
JIH, Muhammad Salim Engineer, in a statement to the media today regarding the Unnao
and Kathua rape cases said: “we condemn the gruesome rape and murder of 8 year
old girl Asifa from Jammu and Kashmir. We also express our outrage at the
alleged rape of the girl from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh at the hands of an MLA from
the ruling party. The custodial death of the Unnao rape victim’s father is a very
serious crime and needs to be investigated properly. Both the crimes have
stirred the soul of the nation and we stand in solidarity with the protests and
condemnations emanating from various justice loving people and civil society
groups who are demanding swift justice for Asifa and the Unnao rape victim.’’
Salim Engineer
continued: “we express deep anguish and are saddened by the gruesome manner in
which Asifa was incarcerated, tortured, raped and killed in a premeditated
manner in a place of worship. Reports suggest that this heinous crime was committed
to send a chilling message to the nomadic community she belonged to – that they
are not welcome in the area dominated by the majority community. This tactic for
carrying out ethnic cleansing has been used earlier too in Muzaffarnagar and
against tribals in various states. What is also worrying is that certain groups
tried to shield the perpetrators of Asifa’s rape by invoking nationalism and
playing the victim card’’.
The JIH
Secretary General said: “the Unnao rape case is also very tragic for the nation
and to happen under the administration that claims to be the vanguard of the ‘girl
child’’ is indeed shameful. Even more appalling is that the alleged rapist is a
lawmaker from the ruling party who repeatedly tried to evade arrest and
intimidate the rape victim through different ways. The most horrendous act in
the Unnaorape case has been the custodial death of the victim’s
father as he ran from pillar to post to seek justice for his daughter. Jamaat
feels that sanctity of life is paramount and those guilty of violating this
sanctity must be awarded the highest punishment through the due process of law.
If the guilty go unpunished as has been the trend in the recent past then
people will start losing faith in the supremacy of law and it will embolden the
lumpen and anti-social elements of society to commit more crimes. This will
destroy the fabric of our society and weaken our nation.’’
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