Sonam & Richa chadda Slams Religious Hindus for defending Pedos

Bollywood's silence around many burning issues is almost deafening. But the barbarism of the alleged abduction, brutal gang-rape and killing of an 8-year-old Bakheral girl in Kathua - a political ploy aimed at ousting the nomadic community from the area in J-K - has roused B-towners and other celebs.

The protests were led by a group called "Hindu Ekta Manch" and backed by BJP leaders Lal Singh Chaudhary and Chander Prakash Ganga. Interestingly, both Chaudhary and Ganga are ministers in the state's PDP-BJP government.

So, the two BJP ministers in the J&K government fuelled protests against the investigation carried out by the police department, which ironically reports to the state government.

Which Hindu nationalists have gone for rapist's support? Can these people mention them before putting sensational headlines?

As far as I know, protests were for CBI enquiry. I have also realised, local people do have frictions with the community of the girl (they are not just Muslims, but nomadic backward Muslims who are classified as ST. This group is certainly vulnerable in our society). But the protest was not for the defence of rapists, but for CBI enquiry. (The one appointed by state government himself was accused of similar crime and has come out of jail).

What does agenda driven campaigns achieve?

Nirbhaya's case (Even the name was hidden. No way of playing politics of religion/region), which had no agenda ended up with death penalty for the accused. Some states launched dedicated helpline to register complaints of sexual abuse from women.

Prof Kalburgi's death lead to intolerance protests throughout the country, made noise in other countries because of award wapsi. Three years on. Killers still have not been found. Nobody points at the inefficiency of the government, as it is Congress.

"What else can be done in this government?" will lead to further questions "What about .. when this government was ruling ..?", "..What about this state..?" We don't get anything from these kind of agenda driven provoking statements and whataboutary.

Instead of these, can we not focus (together) on the the girl and getting her justice?

Having said all this, I do find the silence of women ministers in the government very appalling. That was not so in Nirbhaya's case. Everyone did come forward to condemn.