The brutal murder of a youth in Udaipur on Tuesday after he reportedly shared a social media post in support of suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma was condemned by political leaders across party lines, with all of them calling for the strictest punishment for the accused.
While appealing for peace and promising stringent punishment, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot said both the accused have been arrested from Rajsamand. “The investigation in this case will be done under the Case Officer Scheme. By ensuring speedy investigation, the criminals will be punished severely in the court,” he said. He had earlier urged citizens to not share the video of the daylight killing in the Maldas street area of Udaipur.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said those who spread terror should be severely punished. “I am deeply shocked by the heinous murder in Udaipur. Brutalism in the name of religion cannot be tolerated. Those who spread terror due to this cruelty should be punished immediately,” Gandhi wrote on Twitter. He further made an appeal for peace and maintaining brotherhood, saying that “we all need to defeat hate together”.
AAP convener and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal called the murder ‘horrifying and gruesome’, demanding severe punishment of the killers.
“The Udaipur incident is very horrifying and gruesome. Such dastardly acts have no place in a civilised society. We condemn this in the strongest terms. The perpetrators of this crime should be punished severely,” Kejriwal said.