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The Congress connected Thursday (October 30, 2025) launched a crisp onslaught connected the BJP implicit the alleged termination of a pistillate authorities doctor successful Maharashtra’s Satara district, saying that instrumentality and bid successful the State has “collapsed”. The enactment demanded a judicial enquiry and a probe by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) into the incident.
Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad said the incidental exposed the “BJP-RSS’ mentality towards the deprived and women” and demanded justness for the 28-year-old doc who was recovered dormant astatine a edifice successful Phaltan connected October 23.
In a enactment written connected her palm, the doc accused constabulary sub-inspector Gopal Badane of repeatedly raping her and bundle technologist Prashant Bankar of intelligence harassment.
“What happened shows that instrumentality and bid successful Maharashtra has collapsed,” Ms. Gaikwad said, flanked by State Congress wide caput Atul Londhe Patil.
She alleged that the doc had been “fighting governmental pressure” from the BJP’s erstwhile MP Ranjit Naik Nimbalkar and others. “How did [Chief Minister] Devendra Fadnavis springiness a cleanable chit to the accused without immoderate investigation? Whom is helium trying to protect,” she asked.
Ms. Gaikwad said the Congress wants that “the information successful this lawsuit indispensable travel out”. “An SIT and judicial enquiry should beryllium formed to analyse this case. The accused named successful the termination enactment should beryllium arrested immediately. A Women Doctors’ Safety Act should beryllium enacted,” she said.
Mr. Londhe said that Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has spoken to the victim’s family, assuring them of justice.
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