New Delhi, July 6 -- Asserting that all crimes of sexual violence are "equally horrifying," Congress leader Pawan Khera on Monday stated that the rape and murder of a minor girl in West Bengal's Baruipur should not be viewed through a "political prism."

Khera's remarks come amidst a major political standoff in West Bengal's Baruipur, following the rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. While the Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson, Mamata Banerjee, intended to visit the victim's family, the party alleged that she was effectively placed under "house arrest" due to a massive police deployment that prevented her movement toward the site.

Speaking to ANI on the political discourse surrounding such tragedies, Khera criticised the tendency t...