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The Congress enactment connected Friday (October 10, 2025) alleged that a delegation from the party, intending to conscionable and supply fiscal assistance to the household of Hariom Valmiki, a Dalit antheral lynched successful Rae Bareli, was stopped by the section medication successful Fatehpur. The enactment vowed to basal by the household and described the authorities’ actions arsenic authoritarian.
“In Rae Bareli, Dalit antheral Hariom Valmiki was brutally beaten to decease by goons operating nether the extortion of the government. Today, a Congress delegation led by Fatehpur Congress Committee territory president Mahesh Dwivedi ji and metropolis president Mohammad Arif ‘Gudda’ ji was going to conscionable the victim’s household and supply fiscal assistance. But the medication forcibly stopped this delegation. The authorities hates Dalits truthful overmuch and wants to suppress immoderate voices raised successful their support. It is wide that the sole nonsubjective of today’s enactment is to suppress the dependable of Dalits, backward classes, and the mediocre by creating an ambiance of fearfulness and injustice,” said Ajay Rai, president of Uttar Pradesh Congress.
Mr. Rai added that the enactment firmly stands down the household of the deceased. “The Congress Party makes it wide that we basal firmly with the household of Hariom Valmiki ji and volition proceed to rise our dependable against this injustice connected each forum,” helium said.
The deceased was lynched by a mob connected October 1, amid rumours of being a thief. In the viral video of the incident, a radical of men tin beryllium seen beating the victim, who tin beryllium feebly heard saying immoderate words including “Rahul Gandhi”. The accused proceed beating him, saying successful Hindi, “everyone present is with Baba”.
The Raebareli constabulary said Hariom, reportedly mentally unstable, was walking to his in-laws’ location erstwhile a mob surrounded him and accused him of being a subordinate of a pack marking houses with drones for theft. He was beaten with belts and sticks, and died soon after.
The video led to an uproar, aft which Raebareli constabulary suspended 3 personnel, including a sub-inspector, removed the Station House Officer (SHO), Sanjay Kumar, and arrested 5 accused. Leader of Opposition successful the Lok Sabha and section MP Rahul Gandhi, whose sanction besides figured successful the viral video, spoke with the household of the deceased connected October 5, assuring assistance and support.
“The BJP authorities is moving Uttar Pradesh done the thought of Manusmriti, successful which Dalits and marginalised person nary place. On 1 hand, the Dalit antheral was lynched by a mob, highlighting the nonaccomplishment of administration; connected the different hand, the authorities is stopping the Congress delegation which was going to supply fiscal assistance. Dalit oppression has rapidly accrued successful Uttar Pradesh, with Dalits being murdered, facing societal exclusion, and organization discrimination,” said Anil Yadav, a elder U.P. Congress leader.
