A video has been going viral on social media where a group of Congress workers can be seen physically assaulting a woman leader of the party who had questioned the party’s candidate for the upcoming by-elections.
Congress party on Friday announced candidates for by-polls to five assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh and one in Jharkhand.
The woman identified as Tara Yadav had protested against party’s decision to field Mukund Bhaskar Mani Tripathi from Deoria for the upcoming by-polls saying that the man was ‘a rapist’.
Tara Yadav speaking to the media said that she told the AICC Secretary Sachin Naik that the ticket has been given to the wrong person which will spoil the image of the party and asked that the ticket be given to someone with a good character, for which she was beaten up.
O Teri, no independent feminist Journalists Tweeted about Congress leaders beating up a woman for demanding election tickets!!! pic.twitter.com/ORARD9Nd8X
— Mihir Jha ✍️ (@MihirkJha) October 10, 2020
National Commission for Women Chairperson Rekha Sharma has taken cognizance of the matter.
How all these sick minded people come in politics..?? Will be taking cognizance. https://t.co/DOgoDb1fho
— Rekha Sharma (@sharmarekha) October 11, 2020