NEW DELHI: The Unnao rape case survivor on Wednesday met leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, a day after the Delhi high court suspended the life sentence of former BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the convict in the case.Also Read | 'Survivor treated like criminals': Rahul Gandhi on 'manhandling' of Unnao rape victim; slams bail to ex-BJP MLA Kuldeep SengarShe told the media she hoped to meet President Droupadi Murmu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah as well.
“We just want to meet him (Gandhi) and tell him what we are going through. I also want to meet the Prime Minister and Amit Shah. Our President is a woman. I want to meet all of them and apprise them of the injustice done to me,” the survivor told reporters as she arrived at the residence of Congress Parliamentary Party chief Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi’s mother, where he stays.Also Read | 'His bail like kaal for us': Unnao rape case survivor to move SC against suspension of Kuldeep Singh Sengar's jail term; seeks justiceThe survivor said both Rahul and Sonia Gandhi "had tears in their eyes.""They assured us that they would help us get justice. Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi were crying after hearing me. . Rahul Gandhi has given us a lot of strength and assured us that we will get justice... This order has weakened the daughters of the country," she said.woman, who was a minor when Sengar committed the crime in June 2017, met the LoP hours after the Congress leader, in a post on X, condemned the "manhandling" of the survivor by security forces at Delhi’s India Gate, where she was protesting the grant of bail to Sengar.
Also Read | 'Is this country or a banana land': Unnao rape survivor’s mother blocked from protest, claims daughter is 'held captive'The ex-MLA was convicted in December 2019, months after the Supreme Court shifted the trial from Uttar Pradesh to Delhi. His life term will remain suspended for the duration of the pendency of his appeal challenging his conviction and sentencing.