Rape charge against Harak Rawat political vendetta: BJP

Tribune News Service

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Haridwar, August 5

BJP district women’s wing activists organised a protest at suburban Jwalapur here today against the alleged attempts by Chief Minister Harish Rawat to pressure a woman to accuse former minister Harak Singh Rawat of rape. They said the Chief Minister was trying to settle political scores with Harak Rawat, who rebelled against his government and joined the BJP, by getting false rape charge levelled against him.

The party workers, led by district party president Rita Chamoli and state women’s wing secretary Anjana Chaddha, raised slogans against the Chief Minister and accused him of misusing power to pressure a woman to level false rape charge against Harak Rawat.

“Now, the woman, who made the rape charge against Harak Rawat, has revealed that Congress leaders pressured her to make false accusations. It is unfortunate that they forced her to make false rape allegation against Harak Rawat,” said Rita.

District vice-president Anamika Sharma said party women activists would campaign door to door to expose the wrongdoings of the state government. District general secretary Rajani Verma, vice-president Renu Sharma, Poonam Chauhan, Manu Rawat, Anita Dayal, Lovely, Mithilesh, Santosh Saini, Reema Gupta, Kamla Joshi, Kusum Gandhi, Rashmi Chauhan, Sanotsh, Gauri, Anita, Maya and Madhu took part in the protest.