Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his continued silence over charges of sexual harassment made against his Union Minister MJ Akbar, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday cited the BJP's slogan of "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" and said it should be "BJP ke Mantri se Beti Bachao".
Addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh, Gandhi targeted the Modi government at the Centre and the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in the state over rising unemployment, corruption and unabated farmer suicides.
Taking a swipe at BJP ministers over cases of sexual harassment, Rahul said when BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar raped a girl in Unnao our Prime Minister and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Adityanath kept mum
The Congress chief's remarks came in the wake of over a dozen journalists naming Akbar for sexual harassment and molestation during his long stint as editor of various publications.
Defying calls to resign, Akbar has rubbished allegations made by 14 journalists and has filed a criminal defamation suit against one of them.
Attacking both Modi and Chouhan over a host of issues, Gandhi said Madhya Pradesh topped the country in terms of malnutrition and was one of the least developed states.
( With inputs from IANS)
