New Delhi: The horrific rape and murder of a young veterinary doctor in Hyderabad was strongly condemned on Twitter and in Parliament — although not many MPs, men or women have voiced their anger on social media.
Here are a few who did.
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati called for speedy justice.
हैदराबाद में एक महिला डाक्टर के रेप व मर्डर की दरिन्दगी के खिलाफ देशभर में फैला जन आक्रोश यह बहुत ही स्वाभाविक है। घटना अति-दुःखद व अति-निन्दनीय है तथा सरकार को चाहिए कि दोषियों को यथाशीघ्र कड़ी से कड़ी सज़ा सुनिश्चित करके पीड़ित परिवार को न्याय दिलाए।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) December 2, 2019
Congress’ Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were also visibly outraged.
I'm shocked to hear about the brutal rape & murder of #DrPriyankaReddy in Hyderabad. How anyone could subject another human being to such terrible, unprovoked violence is beyond imagination. My thoughts & prayers are with the victim's family at this time of immense grief.
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 29, 2019
I have been so deeply disturbed by the savage rape and murder of the young veterinarian in Hyderabad and the teenage girl in Sambhal that no words are enough to express my outrage.
As a society, we have to do far more than just speak up when these horrific incidents take place.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) November 30, 2019
Lt Governor of Puducherry Kiran Bedi took a different route to express her sense of shame — by sharing a cartoon — seems like women in India are safer with bears and lions than with men.
The Toon in @the_hindu by Vasini Cartoonist.
Men who commit such crimes are monsters of the worst kind. We may consider use of Nirbhya Fund to invest into Nirbhya Mobile Patrols also to keep such evil men under close watch, questioning and early apprehension https://t.co/KBXLxEF6nC pic.twitter.com/mLxwqoz91r
— Kiran Bedi (@thekiranbedi) December 2, 2019
It’s BJP versus Congress once again after industrialist Rahul Bajaj’s remarks on the reluctance of the business community to criticise the government.
BJP’s senior ministers — from Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal to social media head Amit Malviya — fearlessly defended the government.
Home Minister @AmitShah answers on how issues raised by Shri. Rahul Bajaj were addressed. Questions/criticisms are heard and answered/addressed. Always a better way to seek an answer than spreading one’s own impressions which, on gaining traction, can hurt national interest. https://t.co/WytSpyRyP6
— Nirmala Sitharaman (@nsitharaman) December 1, 2019
See Home Minister @amitshah respond to Rahul Bajaj’s claim that people are afraid to express themselves. “After hearing your question I doubt anybody believes this claim that people are afraid.”https://t.co/z3Xc185Go2 https://t.co/TlOJqkS3Vf
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) December 1, 2019
Rahul Bajaj’s question to Home Minister Amit Shah, now being hailed as speaking truth to power, had an equally detailed response. Where is the fear if one can speak his mind? pic.twitter.com/yJkFaSwL0e
— Amit Malviya (@amitmalviya) November 30, 2019
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi fought back in his reply to Union Minister Hardeep Singh who accused Rahul Bajaj of peddling fake narrative.
To subjugate Indian citizens to this level of bullying is the biggest threat to our democracy. BJP doesn’t seem to believe in accountability. Indians deserve better. #SaveDemocracySupportCongress https://t.co/hBj2myRbWg
— Gaurav Gogoi (@GauravGogoiAsm) December 2, 2019
Congress’ Sanjay Jha felt so strongly about Bajaj’s comments on the state of affairs in the society that he tweeted twice and then retweeted himself!
Dear @BJP4India @nsitharaman : Your entire cabinet and party’ IQ is not 1/100th of #RahulBajaj ‘s individual scores. You are bad losers. And an embarrassment. #RiseIndia, because only cowards try to bully you.
— Sanjay Jha (@JhaSanjay) December 2, 2019
Meanwhile, RPG Enterprises Chairman Harsh Goenka was brave enough to find positive signs in the economy at Economic Times Awards.
No promises but a lot of optimism displayed by our Ministers at #ETAwards . At a time when #EconomicSlowdown is real, such positive words give us hope. This government has the boldness and determination to make India a 5 trillion economy. Fingers crossed ! pic.twitter.com/OiUtJIkgE2
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) November 30, 2019
In what appears to be a calculated pre-planned move, All India Youth Congress units in different states have come out rooting for Rahul Gandhi. We wonder what’s the provocation!
#MyLeaderRG pic.twitter.com/cRKmWF3Gft
— UP Central Youth Congress (@IYCUPCentral) December 2, 2019
An honest public leader for whom equality is always above politics and will remain ! #MyLeaderRG pic.twitter.com/dFjDHP6XAa
— IYC Kerala (@IYCKerala) December 2, 2019
He is and always be our inspiration ..#MyLeaderRG @RahulGandhi pic.twitter.com/NQtVLP391n
— Punjab Youth Congres (@IYCPunjab) December 2, 2019
Here’s a backhanded compliment from Chinese diplomat Lijian Zhao to greet United States President Donald Trump on Thanksgiving.
Out of respect for President Trump, US & its people, on the occasion of thanksgiving day, I pay special thanks to US for squandering trillions of dollars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria… pic.twitter.com/9WMNoHdSML
— Lijian Zhao 赵立坚 (@zlj517) November 29, 2019
And finally, former chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University Zafar Sareshwala calls out BJP’s Himanta Biswa Sharma, previously in the Congress, for his recent change of heart.
Ask this to @himantabiswa ! He was asserting and quoting different gospels not very far ago! Also till recent past he knew about all doctrines only now after being a turncoat interpretations have changed https://t.co/WW7ELiXaf8
— zafar sareshwala (@zafarsareshwala) December 1, 2019