Rahul and Priyanka criticize BJP for UP election violence | Latest Delhi News

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Congress slammed the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday for incidents of alleged violence and bad behavior against women while filing nominations for bloc panchayat leaders, with party leader Rahul Gandhi saying the violence had been renamed “coup de maître” in the state.

Congress Secretary-General Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said the BJP had “crossed” all lines to prevent the nomination of a woman in the polls.

“A few years ago a rape victim raised her voice against a BJP deputy and an attempt was made to kill her and her family. Today, the BJP has exceeded all limits to prevent the nomination of a woman. Same government. Same behavior, ”she said in a Hindi tweet and also tagged a video allegedly showing a woman barred from applying in the polls.

Former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, in a Hindi tweet, said that in Uttar Pradesh the violence had been renamed “masterstroke”.

The brother-in-law of a member of the bloc’s development committee was killed in Bahraich as he resisted an alleged attempt to kidnap his relative by the husband and supporters of a BJP candidate ahead of elections for the head of the panchayat of the block.

In another incident in Lakhimpur Kheri, a candidate for the Samajwadi party was reportedly beaten up by BJP workers, after which six police officers were suspended as the administration ordered a judicial inquiry.

The sari of a female BDC member was also pulled out in front of police officers, Congress alleged and demanded an apology from the state government.

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