A minor girl who alleged that she was raped by a legislator's nephew in 2010 has gone on a hunger strike demanding justice in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh. The girl alleged rape by Dhanmendra, a nephew of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator Yashpal Sisodia.

Accused of raping a 17-year-old tribal girl from Banda, ruling Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwivedi Thursday got his wife Asha Dwivedi to come to his rescue. Short of terming him as "impotent", she said everything to claim he was "innocent." "My husband is 50 years old with acute diabetes and is not capable of committing rape," Asha told a press conference here on Thursday.