“We are just setting an example by adopting this village as the issue of toilet was the main reason behind both the deaths,” he said.
Hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi for coining the slogan “toilet first, temple later”, Pathak also expressed his wish to work with the government for making available toilet in every house.
“I am going to write a letter to the Prime Minister soon in this regard,” he added.
The two teenage Dalit girls, who were cousins and aged 14 and 15 years, were allegedly gang-raped and murdered and their bodies were found hanging from a mango tree in the village. The girls went missing on May 27 and their bodies were found on May 28.
