BJP Leader in Gonda Caught in Viral Video
BJP’s Gonda head under scrutiny as video with woman triggers backlash. The district president of the BJP’s Gonda unit in Uttar Pradesh, Amar Kishore Kashyap, has been given a show-cause notice after a video went viral that purports to show him engaged in questionable conduct with a woman at the party office
Key Highlights: BJP Leader in Gonda Caught in Viral Video
Amar Kishore Kashyap was captured on video engaging in questionable behavior with a woman inside the Gonda BJP office.”- According to Kashyap, he was only helping the woman, who was allegedly a BJP employee, because she was ill.
- BJP Leader in Gonda Caught in Viral Video
The BJP has asked him to share a written explanation within seven days after issuing the show-cause notice
The incident, which reportedly occurred on April 12, was captured on CCTV at the BJP’s district office in Gonda In the video, Kashyap and a woman are seen ascending stairs together before he seems to make an inappropriate gesture by hugging her as she follows him.
Kashyap defended himself in reaction to the widely shared video, claiming that the woman in it is a fellow BJP employee who was experiencing vertigo and need assistance. She requested a spot to relax because she wasn’t feeling well that day. I ushered her into the office. She started to feel lightheaded as we ascended the steps, so I held her to keep her upright,” he told news agency PTI. He further claimed that his political rivals were using the footage maliciously to damage his reputation.
BJP Leader in Gonda Caught in Viral Video A party worker allegedly filed an official protest with the BJP leadership, calling the video “shameful.” In response to the criticism, Kashyap received a show-cause notice from BJP State General Secretary Govind Narayan Shukla.
The notice stated,