Haryana BJP Chief Questions Cong ‘Silence’ over Student Crackdown in Ranchi
The BJP said Congress’s silence after the 10-year sentence shows a long relationship with Tehelka and criticism of women’s rights is selective.
- On Monday, Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi questioned the Congress's silence regarding the conviction of former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal, alleging the opposition party maintains a longstanding "nexus" with the magazine.
- The Bombay High Court convicted the 63-year-old Tejpal in the 2013 rape case on August 6, sentencing him to 10 years' imprisonment while terming the trial court's 2021 acquittal "perverse" and critical of its "perfect victim" standard.
- Trivedi cited a 2004 letter from Sonia Gandhi to Finance Minister Chidambaram seeking to prevent "unfair treatment" of Tehelka, alongside past awards from Law Minister Veerappa Moily and praise from Digvijaya Singh in 2013.
- The BJP spokesperson further accused the Congress and Rahul Gandhi of adopting a "double standard" on student protests in Ranchi, claiming their approach to women's rights is "one-sided, partisan and prejudiced."
- Trivedi argued the Congress's silence exposes a "nefarious design," claiming the party historically used media figures to hatch conspiracies against nationalist governments, revealing what he alleged were past tactics to damage reputations.
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BJP questions Cong's silence on Tejpal's conviction, targets Rahul over Jharkhand students' stir
New Delhi, Aug 10 (PTI) The BJP on Monday questioned the Congress’s silence over former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal’s conviction in a 2013 rape case, alleging that the opposition party has a longstanding “nexus” with the magazine. The Bombay High Court convicted Tejpal in the 2013 rape case on Thursday and sentenced him to 10 […]
BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi Targets Congress over Alleged Links with Tarun Tejpal After Rape Case Conviction
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. BJP National Spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday attacked the Congress over its alleged links with former Tehelka Editor-in-Chief Tarun Tejpal after he was found guilty by the Goa Bench of the Bombay High Court in a 2013 rape case and sentenced to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment. India News | BJP's Sudhanshu Trivedi Targets Congress over Alleged Links with Tarun Tejpal After Rape Case …
'Self-appointed protector': BJP questions Cong's silence on Tejpal rape conviction
The Bharatiya Janata Party has questioned why the Congress party remains tight-lipped about the recent conviction of Tarun Tejpal. The former Tehelka editor-in-chief received a ten-year prison sentence for sexual assault from 2013. BJP officials allege that Tejpal has ties to the Congress party during the UPA regime. Following this, the Bombay High Court reversed a lower court's decision, calling it 'perverse'.
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