Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Amit Malviya on Monday slammed Congress on the alleged rape of a 19-year-old college student by the Odisha State President of Congress's student wing, Udit Pradhan, saying that it is shameful but not surprising.

In a social media post on X, Malviya wrote, "Shameful but not surprising...Udit Pradhan, the Odisha State President of Congress's student wing, has been arrested for the rape of a 19-year-old engineering student in Bhubaneswar...".

BJP IT cell head, Malviya, further wrote, "This comes close on the heels of another horrific case, where student leaders from both BJD and Congress were complicit in driving the Balasore sexual assault victim to suicide through a vile campaign of character assassination".