India, Oct. 7 -- Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday dubbed the "brutal and cruel murder of a Dalit man in Uttar Pradesh's Rae Bareli and as a "grave crime" against the country's Constitution.

In a joint statement, the Congress leaders condemned the brutal attack saying that after 2014 mob lynching, bulldozer injustice and mob justice have become a hallmark of this time.

The Congress leaders stated that in our country there is a constitution that recognizes every human being as equal. "We have laws that guarantee equal protection, rights, and expression for every citizen," they said.

"What happened in Rae Bareli is a grave offense against the Constitution of this count...