Dalit Mob Lynching: The murder of Dalit youth Hariom Valmiki in Rae Bareli district of Uttar Pradesh, considering him a thief, shocked the entire state. Hariom used to call out the name of Rahul Gandhi for help, but the crowd did not listen to him and said that we are Baba’s people. In this matter, today Rahul Gandhi reached Hariom’s family residence in Fatehpur to meet him. After which he targeted the government and administration by tweeting and raised serious questions on the safety of Dalits and deprived communities.
Rahul Gandhi’s tweet
Rahul Gandhi has targeted the government by sharing a photo with Hariom’s mother in his tweet. Rahul Gandhi said that the murder of Hariom Valmiki has shaken the conscience of the entire country. He raised the question whether being a Dalit has still become a deadly crime in this country. The administration in Uttar Pradesh is trying to scare the victim’s family and has also tried to stop them from meeting them. Rahul Gandhi called it a failure of the system, which every time acts as a shield for the criminals and puts the victim in the dock.
The brutal murder of Hariom Valmiki has shaken the conscience of the entire country.
His family had a question in their eyes with pain – is being a Dalit in this country still a deadly crime?
The administration in Uttar Pradesh is busy scaring the victim’s family. They tried to stop the family from meeting me… pic.twitter.com/6a8mglGb8M
—Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 17, 2025
He demanded from the BJP government that the pressure on the victim’s family should be ended and the culprits should be given strictest punishment. Rahul Gandhi also made it clear that he stands strongly with the family of Hari Om Valmiki and every exploited, deprived and vulnerable citizen of the country.
Rahul Gandhi also said in his tweet that this fight is not just for Hariom, but for every voice that refuses to bow down to injustice. It is clear from his statement that Congress is raising this matter not just as a crime but as an issue of safety and equality of the weaker sections of the society.
Poster war before Rahul Gandhi reaches Fatehpur
Let us tell you that before Rahul Gandhi reached Fatehpur, many types of posters came out, in which it was said that Rahul Gandhi did not want to meet the victim’s family and he left from there. It was written in a poster that the victim’s family has faith in the government and Rahul Gandhi does not want to meet them.
