Uttar Pradesh by-election: Chandrashekhar Azad confronts police at Kundarki seat, accuses them of interfering in the electoral process
A viral video has increased the political heat amidst the by-election in Kundarki assembly of Uttar Pradesh. In this video, Chandrashekhar Azad is seen questioning the policemen about the voter list and accusing them of confiscating Aadhar cards. This controversy happened when Chandrashekhar raised questions after seeing the voter list and some papers in the hands of the policemen, which he felt like interference in the election process. Chandrashekhar has demanded fair elections, while the police is calling it a part of routine process.
INDC Network : Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh by-election: Chandrashekhar Azad faces police in Kunderki seat, accused of interfering in election process
Main issue: Chandrashekhar Azad's confrontation with the police
During the by-election in Kunderki assembly seat of Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, an unexpected incident grabbed everyone's attention. Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar Azad had a program in Kundaraki on Sunday, where he got information that the policemen were collecting Aadhaar cards of voters. As soon as Chandrasekhar came to know about this, he immediately reached the spot and started questioning the police about it. During this time, he saw some papers in the hand of a policeman and he took those papers from the hand of the policeman to see for himself.
Viral video and public outrage
A video of the entire incident has gone viral, in which Chandrashekhar is seen asking policemen questions about the voter list. He asked the policemen why they have voter list and are they submitting Aadhaar card. The policemen clarified that it was part of their routine process, but Chandrasekhar accused it of interfering in the election process and appealed for fair elections.
Political equation of Kunderki seat
Kundarki assembly seat has been dominated by Samajwadi Party for a long time. The seat has been held by the SP since 2002, and the seat fell vacant after Ziaur Rahman Bark, who won in 2022, became the MP from Moradabad. At present, the Samajwadi Party has nominated Haji Mohammad Rizwan, while the Bharatiya Janata Party has given the ticket to Ramveer Singh Thakur from this seat. This seat is a Muslim-majority area, so in this by-election, the focus of all political parties is on Kunderki.
Along with Azad Samaj Party candidate
Chandrashekhar Azad, Haji Chand Babu, candidate of Azad Samaj Party from Kundaraki is also seen. Chandrasekhar said that it is the responsibility of the police to ensure a fair election process.
- During the by-election in Kunderki assembly seat, this controversy has increased the election heat. It will be interesting to see how people and political parties respond to this matter after this incident.