BJP had only recently announced the candidature of Sangeeta Senger, the wife of former party MLA and rape convict Kuldeep Senger. The party took the decision after the rape victim's family threatened to launch a campaign against her in the polls.
Lucknow, April 11
The BJP on Sunday withdrew the candidature of Sangeeta Sengar, the wife of former MLA and Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar, from the ongoing panchayat polls, the party said.
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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.