Stepping up his campaign against the Uttar Pradesh government, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday started a foot march from the twin villages of Bhatta-Parsaul despite being denied permission to hold a rally there.

Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi’s yatra in Bhatta-Parsaul, the main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday asked why the Congress party’s “compassion” was only limited to happenings in Uttar Pradesh and why was it not displayed after the police crackdown on Baba Ramdev’s camp.

Government on Thursday cast doubts on the veracity of the NHRC report which ruled out rape in Bhatta-Parsaul during the recent farmers’ agitation, saying one report cannot negate all the charges.