A BJP MP from Chhattisgarh has stoked a controversy by reportedly referring to the alleged gangrape and death of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras as a “banavat” (fake) incident, drawing flak from the ruling Congress. “If there will a CBI investigation (into Dhanora case), similar incidents will be unearthed in every four to five villages (of Bastar in Chhhattisgarh)… those who fabricate the false story of Hathras. No atrocity had occurred there. He also said, “…..’use banawati banakar, use atyachar banakar’ (by making up the Hathras incident), senior Congress leaders have been visiting there where nothing has happened.” A video of the remarks has been doing rounds of social media.
