Opposition slams BJP after two accused released on bail

Lucknow: Opposition parties on Sunday targeted the Uttar Pradesh government after two of the three accused in the IIT-BHU gangrape case were released on bail, saying that it exposed the hypocrisy of the BJP-led dispensation’s claims about women’s security.

In a post on X, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav shared a video which claimed that the accused were granted bail due to the state government’s weak perusal

of the case.

The Opposition’s attack came after photos of the two accused, Anand alias Abhishek Chauhan and Kunal Pandey, being accorded a warm welcome after being released from jail and cutting a cake went viral on social media.

Reportedly, Chauhan and Pandey were released from a Varanasi jail last week.

Allahabad High Court Justice Krishan Pahal granted bail to Chauhan and Pandey on July 2 and 4, respectively.

In his post on X, SP chief Yadav said people are fed up with the BJP’s politics and “anarchy”. “Today, the BJP’s train has reached its last station and it would be good if before ending the journey, the party apologises to the country with folded hands,” he said.

The Congress also attacked PM Narendra Modi over the issue, saying it has exposed the hypocrisy of his government and the BJP’s claims about women’s safety.