Mayawati meets family of Badaun rape victims

“There was an attempt to put the case on the back burner and when I came to know this, I immediately decided to come to Badaun,” she said.

“After I got to know that the state government was delaying action, I sent my party's national general secretary Naseemuddin Siddiqui to the village and held a press conference.”

“The outcome of my decision was that the state government decided for a CBI inquiry into the matter,” she added.

Mayawati alleged that there was complete “jungle raj” in the state and Badaun was the most affected.

She threatened that if “atrocities” were committed on the people here in the future, she would stage a sit-in in protest.

Mayawati stayed at the victims' house for around 20 minutes and said the financial assistance would reach them by Tuesday.