UP panchayat poll: BJP nominates Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar’s wife
Kuldeep Sengar was convicted and jailed for life for raping a woman in Unnao in 2017
By Sameer| Updated: 9th April 2021 11:07 am IST
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party’s list of candidates for the Zila Panchayat poll in five districts of Uttar Pradesh includes the name of rape convict and former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s wife, Sangeeta Sengar.
Sangeeta will contest from Fatehpur Chaurasi in Unnao Zila Panchayat elections. She had won the Zila panchayat chairperson election in 2016.
Party sources said that her candidature was approved by state BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and state general secretary (organization) Sunil Bansal.
Updated Apr 09, 2021 | 14:57 IST
Kuldeep Singh Sengar was disqualified as the Uttar Pradesh Vidhan Sabha member in February 2020, following his conviction in the Unnao rape case. File picture: Sangeeta Sengar | Photo Credit: IANS
Lucknow: Around one-and-a-half-years after expelling Kuldeep Singh Sengar, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given the ticket to the wife of the former MLA for the upcoming 2021 Uttar Pradesh Panchayat Elections.
On December 20, 2019, a court in Delhi had awarded life imprisonment to Kuldeep Singh Sengar (54) in the rape case of a minor girl. The Tis Hazari court had also slapped a fine of Rs 25 lakh on Sengar.
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