U.P. panchayat polls: BJP withdraws candidature of Kuldeep Singh Sengar’s wife
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Kuldeep Sengar was awarded life sentence by a Delhi courtroom on December 20, 2019 for raping a 17-year-old lady in Unnao
The 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, in accordance with a listing launched 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 instructed PTI.
Mr. Singh mentioned the Unnao get together president has now been requested to submit three recent names for finalising a candidate.
He, nevertheless, exuded confidence that the BJP will emerge victorious within the four-phase panchayat elections, starting April 15.
Unnao will go to the polls on April 26.
Kuldeep Sengar was awarded life sentence by a Delhi courtroom on December 20, 2019 for raping a 17-year-old lady in Unnao.
After his conviction, Sengar’s membership as an MLA was cancelled. Ms. Sangeeta had earlier held the submit of the district panchayat chairperson. Earlier, BJP spokesperson Harishchandra Shrivastava had mentioned names of all candidates have been really helpful by the district unit and have been forwarded to the get together headquarters by the regional unit.
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