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Opposition parties on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict that cancelled the Gujarat government's order to allow the early release of 11 convicts in the Bilkis Bano rape case..
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in a post on X, said Bilkis Bano's tireless struggle was a symbol of the victory of justice against the "arrogant" BJP government...
Congress's media and publicity head Pawan Khera said the Supreme Court judgment quashing the release of the 11 rapists by the Gujarat government "exposes the BJP's callous disregard for women"...
The Trinamool Congress (TMC) said the Supreme Court judgment on the Bilkis Bano case was a "slap on the face of the BJP who facilitated the release of these criminals and glorified the convicts"...
In a blow to the Gujarat government, the Supreme Court on Monday cancelled an order passed by the state to release 11 men convicted of raping Bilkis Bano and killing seven of her family members during the 2002 post-Godhra riots in Gujarat..
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