New Delhi, Oct 24 (UNI) Hitting back at the BJP for attacking him and the Congress on the incident of rape in Hoshiarpur in Punjab, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that unlike the government of Uttar Pradesh, governments in Rajasthan and Punjab did not deny the rape incidents nor did they block the course of Justice.

In a post on social media, Rahul, responding to senior BJP leader and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman questioning his silence in the Hoshiarpur rape incident, said, 'Unlike in UP, the governments of Punjab and Rajasthan are NOT denying that the girl was raped, threatening her family and blocking the course of justice.