BJP Withdraws Candidature of Kuldeep Singh Sengar s Wife in UP Panchayat Polls
Kuldeep Sengar was awarded life sentence by a Delhi court on December 20, 2019 for raping a 17-year-old girl in Unnao.
BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar. Photo: (PTI)
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Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday withdrew the candidature of former MLA and Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s wife from the Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls.
The BJP had made Sangeeta Sengar a candidate for the district panchayat member from Ward No. 22 of Fatehpur Chaurasi, according to a list released by it earlier.
“The candidature of Sangeeta Sengar, the wife of former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, who is a convict in the 2018 Unnao rape case, has been cancelled,” State BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh told PTI.
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PTI | Lucknow | Published 10.04.21, 01:18 AM
Former MLA and Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s wife will be contesting the Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls on a BJP ticket.
The BJP has made her a candidate for the district panchayat member from Ward 22 of Fatehpur Chaurasi, according to a list released by state party chief Swatantra Dev Singh.
Kuldeep Sengar was awarded life sentence by a Delhi court on December 20, 2019, for raping a 17-year-old girl in Unnao.
After his conviction, Sengar’s membership as an MLA was cancelled.
Samajwadi Party chief spokesman Rajendra Chowdhury said: “On one hand, it (BJP) talks about eliminating criminals and on the other, it glorifies them..”