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In a tragic incident, a 23-year-old Dalit woman’s body was found in a sack in Uttar Pradesh’s Karhal constituency this morning. The incident has sparked a political storm after her family alleged that a local Samajwadi Party worker had been pressuring her against voting for BJP in the bypolls being held today. The Police said Prashant Yadav and Mohan Katheria have been arrested in a case registered on a complaint by the woman’s father.
Manipuri district police chief Vinod Kumar said that the parents of the woman have alleged the accused killed her because she wanted to vote for the BJP. The victim’s father also said that Prashant Yadav came to their home three days back and asked her which party she would vote for. The victim replied that she would vote for lotus, BJP’s symbol, because her family got a home under the PM Awas Yojana.
Prashant Yadav then threatened her and asked her to vote for cycle, the Samajwadi Party’s election symbol, the woman’s father alleged. Following, the BJP has launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party over the woman’s death. Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary said that at Karhal in Mainpuri district, Samajwadi Party’s Prashant Yadav and his aides brutally murdered a Dalit daughter only because she refused to vote for cycle.
Samajwadi Party’s Karhal candidate Tej Pratap Yadav said there must be a thorough probe and the guilty must face tough punishment. Without referring to the murder, the party’s handle on ‘X’ put up a post, alleging that police were intimidating voters in the name of patrolling. Meanwhile, the senior party leaders are yet to respond to the incident.
Notably, the allegations surrounding the woman’s death come amid a massive blame game between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Samajwadi Party as nine Assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh vote in today’s bypolls. These seats are Katehari, Karhal, Mirapur, Ghaziabad, Majhawan, Sisamau, Khair, Phulpur and Kundarki. These seats were vacated after the sitting MLAs were elected to Lok Sabha.
Akhilesh Yadav represented Karhal in the Assembly before being elected to Lok Sabha as Kannauj MP. Despite high-voltage campaign, less than 50% of Maharashtra voters voted till 3 pm Voters identity row: Election Commission says ensure fair bypolls, suspends Uttar Pradesh police officials for violating guidelines Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked * Comment * Name * Email * Website Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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