GANDHINAGAR: MLA Geniben Thakor, a close aide of All India Congress Committee secretary and MLA

, has added to the party's troubles following allegations of provoking attacks on north Indian workers.

A video of Geniben Thakor purportedly saying that a rape accused should be burnt alive instead of being handed over to police went viral on Thursday.

Recently, a series of attacks on north Indian workers started after a Bihar-based labour raped a 14-month-old girl child from Thakor community.

In the video, Geniben can be heard instigating women who had come to meet her at her residence after the Dhundhar (near Himatnagar) rape incident that led to the attacks on non-Gujaratis. She can be heard saying that in such cases people could make groups of around 500 to 1000 and burn the accused alive pouring petrol over him rather than handing him over to the police as our laws are such that one cannot get justice on time.

Geniben later said she had given such statement to pacify the anger of the women who had come to meet her. Geniben Thakor represents Vav seat of Banaskantha district.

Police have registered a case against Thakor under the IT Act.