Maya keeps away from Dalit victim during her Kanpur visit

Badlu Ram,a Dalit of Udrauli village in Fatehpur,has been camping in the hospital ever since her daughter was admitted with grievious injuries after she was attacked by three men as she resisted rape attempt on Saturday evening. Her assailants have been arrested.

Over the last few days,Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi,Union Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal,BJP state president Surya Pratap Shahi,BJP women’s wing president Smriti Irani,Leader of Opposition in Assembly Shivpal Singh Yadav and state Congress chief Rita Bahuguna Joshi have also visited the hospital to see the girl and met with her family members. But BSP leaders have stayed away till now.

Ever since it became known last evening that Mayawati will be visting Kanpur on Tuesday,there was a general anticipation that she may visit LLR Hospital. Therefore,security was beefed up and the hospital turned into a virtual police fortress. Barring VIP vehicles,no other vehicles were permitted to enter the compound. In the afternoon,media vehicles were allowed.

A disappointed Badlu Ram told The Indian Express: “Being a Dalit myself I had hoped that chief minister would come here and sympathise with us. I had also hoped that she would provide some monetary assistance for the medical treatment of my daughter which is going to be long.”

Badlu Ram and his sons Somnath and Amarnath work as daily-wage workers. “I do not know how we are going to ensure that my daughter gets the treatment she needs,” said Badlu Ram.

Girl’s condition improving: Doctors

The minor girl spoke for the first time on Tuesday since she was admitted to the LLR Hospital on Saturday night. The girls,who was lying unconscious most of the time,today regained consciousness only in brief spells. “She is recovering much better than expectations,and we believe that it will take her six months to recover. Though it may not be possible for us to fully restore her condition,but the possibilities of any complications now look minimal,” said a doctor of the hospital.

Kanpur Commissioner,senior cops transferred

The state government,on Tuesday night,transferred Commissioner Amit Kumar Ghosh,Inspector General Vijay Kumar,DIG/SSP Ashok Mutha Jain and SP (City) Kush Har Saurabh posted in Kanpur,according to a press release issued by the State’s Information and Public Relation Department. The release further stated that government has suspended chief engineer of Kanpur Development Authority V K Sonkar and transferred its vice-chairman O N Singh. ENS