Hours after the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) named Karan Bhushan Singh as its candidate from the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, replacing his father and sitting MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who was accused of sexually harassing women wrestlers, Indian wrestler and Olympic medalist Sakshi Malik slammed the party’s decision.
In a post on X, Malik expressed her dismay, stating that the ruling party’s decision to field Brij Bhushan’s son has defeated the daughters of the country.
“We all put our careers at stake, and slept on the streets for many days in sun and rain. Till date, Brij Bhushan has not been arrested. We were not demanding anything, we were only demanding justice,” she said in the post.
“Leave the arrest, today by giving a ticket to his son you have broken the morale of crores of daughters of the country. If the ticket goes to only one family, is the country’s government so weak in front of one man? Only votes are needed in the name of Lord Shri Ram, what about the path shown by him?” she questioned.
Putting an end to all speculations surrounding the Kaiserganj seat in Uttar Pradesh, BJP announced Karan Bhushan Singh as its candidate for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Brij Bhushan Singh, the current three-time MP from Kaiserganj, has not been given a ticket this time.
The Kaiserganj constituency became a subject of discussion for the BJP following allegations of sexual harassment against Brij Bhushan,which led to widespread protests by various athletes, including Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia, and Vinesh Phogat.
Last June, the Delhi Police filed a chargesheet against the former WFI chief in connection with the case.
Kaiserganj is set to vote on May 20 during the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha polls.