Reactions come in as Sonia Gandhi writes to PM Modi over atrocities facing Dalit Community
New Delhi, June 02 (ANI): Reactions come in as Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging the "distressing rise" in incidents of Dalit atrocities and demanded that a bill to prevent such crimes is brought in the monsoon session of Parliament. Referring to the incidents of Dalit atrocities in Rajasthan and Maharashtra, Gandhi also alleged that the NDA government had "allowed" an ordinance, brought by UPA, to lapse and slammed it for not bringing a bill to replace it in the last budget session of parliament. Meanwhile, BJP slammed the move saying that the UPA did not work for the minorities when it was in power and is only talking about the issue now. Congress, however, welcomed the initiative and hailed Gandhi.
