Pawan Kashyap, brother of journalist Raman Kashyap, who was killed in the October 3 violence, has joined the Congress and is likely to contest the elections. Pawan joined the Congress in the presence of senior party members Naseemuddin Siddiqui and Satish Ajmani.
Raman was allegedly crushed by the convoy of Union minister Ajay Mishra Teni’s son Ashish Mishra when he was covering a farmers’ agitation in Tikunia area of Lakhimpur Kheri on October 3 last year. Pawan is likely to contest the assembly elections from Nighasan constituency on a Congress ticket.
Pawan told reporters that he hoped that farmers and others would vote for him in memory of his deceased brother.
“We are victims of violence and harassment, and there are many like us who have lost their loved ones in the same way. I can feel their pain. If I win, I will focus on law and order and the state.” I will find ways to control the violence. I am also a farmer, so I can sympathize with them. I will work towards improving their condition.”
He said Congress leaders asked him if he wanted to contest from Nighasan seat and he gave his consent.
It may be recalled that a few days after the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, a video went viral in which Raman can be seen doing his job as a journalist when suddenly a speeding vehicle came over him with several farmers. goes. Four farmers were killed along with Raman that day.
A special investigation team probing the case had termed it as a “pre-planned conspiracy”, the prime accused in the case Ashish Mishra and 12 others are now in jail.
Nighasan is an OBC majority constituency where Shashank Verma of BJP is the sitting MLA.
Ajay Mishra was trying hard to get Teni Ashish a party ticket and his posters and banners were everywhere in Nighasan.
Till the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, Ashish was considered a strong contender for this seat.
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra recently promised to field candidates who have been victims of violence under the BJP rule and are “ready to fight for justice”.
Congress has nominated Asha Singh, mother of rape victim in Unnao, as its candidate.
Ritu Singh, who allegedly stripped clothes during panchayat elections, is the Congress candidate from Mohammadi and Poonam Pandey, who was beaten up with shoes in front of the chief minister, is the party’s candidate from Shahjahanpur.
Sadaf Zafar, who was jailed for participating in anti-CAA protests, is a Congress candidate from Lucknow.
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