PTI, NEW DELHI: In a show of unity, leaders of a number of opposition parties including Congress chief Rahul Gandhi joined the RJD in a massive protest at Jantar Mantar here over the alleged rape of young girls at a shelter home in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur and demanded that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar take immediate action against the accused.
Prominent leaders who joined the protest included Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav and Misa Bharti, CPI-M’s Sitaram Yechury, CPI’s D Raja and Atul Kumar Anjan, Loktantrik Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav and TMC’s Dinesh Trivedi.
Addressing the protesters, opposition leaders attacked the BJP and the JD(U) and demanded stringent punishment against those involved in such heinous crimes.
Congress president Rahul Gandhi said if Nitish Kumar is ashamed of the rape incident, he should immediately act against the culprits.
