New Delhi, Dec. 24 -- After former MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar was granted bail in the 2017 Unnao rape case, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi strongly criticised the decision, calling it "disappointing and shameful" and questioning the manner in which the survivor continues to be treated by the system.

He further claimed that India is not just becoming a dead economy but, with such inhuman incidents, also turning into a dead society.

In a post on X, Rahul Gandhi wrote, "Is such treatment of a gang rape survivor appropriate? Is her 'fault' that she has the courage to raise her voice for justice? The fact that her perpetrator (former BJP MLA) has been granted bail is extremely disappointing and shameful ...