Bulandshahr gang rape could be political conspiracy: Azam Khan

August 02, 2016 10:46

In a shockingly insensitive comment, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan on Monday said the brutal gang rape of a mother-daughter duo in Bulandshahr could be a political conspiracy. He said the elections are near and a desperate opposition can stoop to any level to defame the government.

"We must also probe whether this entire controversy is a move by some Opposition elements to defame the government. People who want to come to power may be stooping this low for political interests," the minister said.

The Samajwadi Party government is already facing flak from opposition parties over the "deteriorating" law and order in the state where assembly polls are barely a few months away.

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