UP BJP leader is seen pouring flower petals on Surendra Singh. (FILE)
Ballia (TOP):
Uttar Pradesh BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh was caught on camera raining flower petals at Bairia MP Surendra Singh days after notifying him of his statements supporting the main defendant in the incident of the dismissal in the village of Durjanpur in Ballia.
The video which went viral on Saturday shows Swatantra Dev Singh participating in a “ bhumi pujan ” program from a Krishna temple in the village of Kathauda in the Sikanderpur region. The two leaders are seen seated side by side in the footage.
The head of the state’s BJP is seen showering flower petals on Surendra Singh, who recognizes him with folded hands.
Asked about the video, Ravindra Kushwaha, a BJP MP in Salempur, who was also present at the event on Friday, told reporters that only Swatantra Dev Singh could explain her actions.
Earlier this week, the BJP state unit issued a show cause notice to MK Surendra Singh for issuing statements in favor of Dhirendra Pratap Singh, a local party leader who was arrested for allegedly killing a man . The legislator had a week to respond to the notice.
Surendra Singh had shown open support for Dhirendra Pratap Singh, who allegedly shot dead a 46-year-old man in Ballia village in Durjanpur following a row over the allocation of ration shops on October 15.
The deputy for Bairia had defended the accused, asserting that he “opened fire in self-defense” because “it was a death or death situation for him”.
He also accused the administration of bias and demanded that action be taken against the other party.
Meanwhile, Swatantra Dev had said that the national president of the BJP
J P Nadda had requested information on this subject.
Despite a notification, the MP for Bairia continued to support Dhirendra Singh, who would be the chairman of the district unit of the BJP ex-military cell.
MLA had also recently claimed that it had met with senior BJP leaders in recent days and that everyone supported him.
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