'Dalit Lives Are Expendable for Congress', Says BJP Over Singhu Border Killing

The body of Lakhbir Singh, a resident of Tarn Taran in Punjab, was found hanging near the protest site.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday, 16 October, slammed Rahul Gandhi and Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh over the brutal Singhu border murder and said that "Dalit lives are expendable, as long as it suits their (Congress') politics".

BJP General Secretary and Punjab incharge Dushyant Gautam told news agency IANS that any death is unfortunate but to draw the attention of the Gandhi siblings (Rahul and Priyanka), a Dalit has to die in a BJP-ruled state.

"Both the Gandhi siblings only react to unfortunate incidents which happen in BJP-ruled states and remain silent on happenings in Congress-ruled states, " Gautam told IANS.