Watch: SP MP breaks down before media as missing Dalit woman found dead in Ayodhya canal

Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad broke down while addressing a press conference on the brutal murder of a Dalit woman in Ayodhya. The unclothed body of the 22-year-old Dalit woman, who had been missing for three days, was found in a desolate canal near her village, reported PTI. Her family has alleged murder and claimed that her eyes were missing and that her body bore deep wounds and fractures.

He vowed to raise the issue in the Lok Sabha and speak directly with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Let me go to Lok Sabha, I will speak with PM Modi. If justice is not served, I will resign from the House. We are failing in protecting daughters" he said.

Speaking on the issue, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra strongly criticized the and demanded strict action against both the culprits and the police officers accused of negligence. The woman’s family accused the police of inaction, stating that officers failed to actively search for her despite a missing report being filed.

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi called the incident "heartbreaking and very shameful." He added, "If the administration had paid heed to the cry for help of the girl's family that had been echoing for three days, perhaps her life could have been saved."

Condemning the rising crimes against Dalits, Gandhi said, "Another daughter's life has ended due to this heinous crime. For how long and how many families will have to cry and suffer like this? The anti-Bahujan BJP rule, especially in Uttar Pradesh, is resulting in rising heinous atrocities, injustices, and murders of Dalits."