Congress member Deepender Hooda argued in the Lok Sabha on Monday that the stalking and attempted kidnapping of a young woman in Chandigarh has drawn the attention of the entire nation and “justice should be immediately done to convey that everyone is equal before law.”
“The boys were let off first and then re-arrested. This amounts to admitting that there may have been lapses,” Mr. Hooda said. “Government should answer who were responsible for the initial lapses and action should be taken against such officials,” he added.
On Wednesday, Chandigarh police had arrested 23-year-old Vikas Barala and his friend for a second time on charges of attempt to kidnapping after the daughter of a bureaucrat.
Vikas Barala is the son of Haryana BJP Chief Subhash Barala. The Opposition has accused that the BJP government in Haryana went soft on Vikas Barala because of political pressure from his father.
BJP Lok Sabha member from Chandigarh Kirron Kher rejected all such allegations and said their party will not protect anyone no matter what their political affiliation is.
Putting up a strong counter to Mr. Hooda, Ms. Kher said, “It is a social problem and across party lines. There is a progressive India and a very regressive India.”
Intervening in the discussion that took place during the Zero Hour, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar said, “We have full confidence in the government that whoever has done wrong will be punished.”
