Rajya Sabha MP Priyanka Chaturvedi said the blame for the rise of gangs in Britain cannot be placed on Asia but on “a rogue nation” Pakistan, saying SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s statement is “true”.
His statement came a day after Britain’s opposition Conservative Party used a parliamentary debate to establish a new national inquiry into the widespread sexual abuse of predominantly white British girls over several decades by men, mostly of Pakistani origin, in various northern English cities. Had demanded to do. ,
Ms Chaturvedi on Monday objected to Britain’s Labor Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s statement that during his tenure as head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) between 2008 and 2013, he led the first crackdown on Asian grooming gangs. Was prosecuted.
Truth
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The grooming gang controversy has increased pressure on Mr Starmer, who was CPS at the time of the scandals. He hit out at “lies and misinformation” on the issue this week.
Mr Musk has launched repeated attacks against Mr Starmer over the past week, with the latter rejecting calls for a new investigation. Instead he said the priority should be on implementing recommendations from a previous, broader seven-year inquiry, which made nearly two dozen recommendations to tackle the issue.
Focus in the UK was also on the Children’s Bill, which will require all local authorities to keep a register of children who do not attend school, described as part of wider efforts to protect vulnerable young people.
UK MPs introduced and backed a Children’s Bill months after 10-year-old British-Pakistani girl Sara Sharif was found dead in her home outside London in August 2023, leaving behind broken bones, burns and even That there were extensive injuries including bite marks. Had to be a victim of abuse for years. Her father Urfan Sharif and stepmother Binash Batool were convicted of her murder last month and sentenced to life in prison.
MPs advanced the Children’s Welfare and Schools Bill to the next stage of the parliamentary process without the need for a further formal vote.
