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Newly appointed J&K Deputy CM calls Kathua rape case a ‘minor incident’; later clarifies the statement

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Jammu: Hours after taking oath as Jammu and Kashmir’s Deputy CM, Kavinder Gupta, sparked a major controversy on Monday as he called Kathua rape and murder case a “choti si baat”.

“Kathua ka maamla subjudice hai. Ab uspar SC tay karegi, baar baar us issue ko chhedna thik nahi hai. Is maamle ko tul dena acchi baat nahi hai. Maine ye kaha ki is tarah ke kaafi maamle hain, janbhooj kar isko bhadkane ki koshish nahin karni chahiye,” Gupta was quoted by ANI.

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Clarifying the statement later, he said, “There is no point in discussing the topic over and over again. I said there are a lot of similar cases and this particular one should not be exaggerated.”

“The matter of Kathua is subjudice. Now, the Supreme Court will decide on the matter, taking up the issue again and again is not good. It’s not good to hype the issue. I said that there are many matters like this, there should not be an attempt to provoke the issue intentionally,” he said.

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However, the Deputy Chief Minister also demanded justice and stringent action for the eight-year-old victim, who was allegedly abducted, drugged, gang-raped, tortured and killed in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district in January.

Earlier on Monday, on being asked about Kathua rape and murder case, Gupta said, “This is a “choti si baat” (small thing). On should not hype the issue.”

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