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Leader of the Opposition successful the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi connected Friday (October 17, 2025) met successful Fatehpur the household of Hariom Valmiki, a Dalit antheral who was lynched earlier this period successful Raebareli, and deed retired astatine the Uttar Pradesh authorities alleging atrocities against Dalits reached zenith successful the State.
Wherever determination was atrocity against Dalits, the Congress would basal determination and combat for justice. He alleged that the household was threatened and forced to accidental successful a video that Mr. Gandhi should not conscionable the family.
“The brutal execution of Hariom Valmiki ji has shaken the conscience of the full nation. There was a question successful the eyes of this household with pain, is being a Dalit inactive a deadly transgression successful this country? The medication successful Uttar Pradesh is engaged intimidating the victim’s family. They adjacent tried to forestall the household from gathering me. This is simply a nonaccomplishment of the strategy which ever shields the perpetrators and puts the unfortunate successful the dock,” alleged the Congress person connected X.
He added, “I basal firmly with the household of Hariom Valmiki and each exploited, deprived and susceptible national of the country. This combat is not conscionable for Hariom; it is for each dependable that refuses to bow down to injustice,”. The Congress person said, “I entreaty to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to behaviour an impartial investigation into this incidental and springiness terrible punishment to the culprits.”
The Congress person landed astatine the Kanpur airdrome and travelled astir 80 km by roadworthy to Fatehpur. Mr. Gandhi spent fractional an hr with the family, during which helium spoke with Hariom’s begetter Gangadeen, member Shivam, and sister Kusum, expressing grief and promising afloat support.
Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai, who was present erstwhile Mr. Gandhi met the family, said, “Rahul ji assured the household that the Congress volition combat against this injustice and supply each indispensable help. Before the visit, the authorities pressured the household and enactment them nether location arrest; specified an enactment is axenic dictatorship,” Mr. Rai said.
Brother releases video
Just earlier Mr. Gandhi’s arrival, Shivam, Hariom’s brother, released a video claiming, “Two Cabinet Ministers person visited my home. We were fixed fiscal enactment and a authorities job. I americium satisfied with the government. I bash not privation Rahul Gandhi oregon immoderate different person to travel to my location for governmental purposes,”. However, the Congress alleged that the video was portion of the ruling dispensation effort to make unit and manipulate the situation. Police unit were deployed successful ample numbers during the Congress leader’s visit.
Valmiki was lynched by a mob connected October 2 successful Raebareli, aft helium was suspected of theft. In the viral video of the incident, a radical of men were seen beating the victim, who could beryllium feebly heard saying immoderate words, including “Rahul Gandhi”. The accused continued to bushed him, saying successful Hindi that “everyone present is with Baba”. He was beaten with belts and sticks and died soon after. The video led to an uproar aft which the Raebareli constabulary suspended 3 constabulary personnel, including a sub-inspector, and removed the Station House Officer Sanjay Kumar and arrested 5 persons.
