Congress President Rahul Gandhi is likely to meet the Alwar gang rape survivor at Thanagazi in Alwar district on Thursday, 16 May. Earlier the party sources had said that Gandhi will be meeting the victim on Wednesday, but due to bad weather he is likely to visit Rajasthan on Thursday, reported by Mirror Now.
He will be accompanied by Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, his deputy Sachin Pilot and AICC general secretary in-charge of Rajasthan Avinash Pande, according to party sources.
The Times of India quoted Congress sources and said, "The Congress president's visit is final and he will reach Thanagazi at 9:30 am."
The political storm grew big over the alleged crime after the BJP started to protest against the Congress government. On Monday, 13 May, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his charge that she was “shedding crocodile tears” over the Alwar gang rape incident and accused him of indulging in “dirty politics” and demanded his resignation for incidents of Dalit atrocities in the past.