BHU Row: BJP believes in beating up girls, says Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday hit out at BJP for Banaras Hindu University (BHU) violence, saying "this is their philosophy to beat up girls".

"It is the BJP's philosophy to beat up girls demanding their rights," tweeted Gandhi.

He Gandhi had earlier attacked the BJP governments' 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' scheme over the same incident.

Meanwhile, students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) had staged a sit-in here on Tuesday demanding resignation of BHU Vice Chancellor G.C. Tripathi.

Students from the Punjab University, Delhi University and the Jawaharlal Nehru University also joined the protest, along with other student group members.

The protesters accused Tripathi of being anti-women, alleging that he did not bother to take any action even when a student was molested inside the campus.

"We want his removal from the post. We want CCTV cameras installed on the campus and proper lighting at certain places," Shantanu, a BHU student, told IANS.

Since the fracas, the entire campus has been shut down and hostellers have left for their homes.

The Uttar Pradesh government has asked for a detailed report in the matter from the BHU administration.

IANS