New Delhi: A video of Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader Arshad Rana is going viral for crying in the police station in Muzaffarnagar after being denied a poll ticket by the party. Rana also claimed that he was demanded Rs 67 lakh for a ticket two years ago. He also lodged a complaint against a senior BSP leader. He wanted to fight election from the district’s Charthawal constituency but didn’t get ticket for the same.
#मुजफ्फरनगर
विधानसभा का टिकट न मिलने के कारण थाने में फूट फूट कर रोते ये है बसपा नेता अरशद राणा।
इनका आरोप है कि बसपा नेता शमशुद्दीन राइन ने इनसे टिकट के नाम पर 67 लाख रुपए ले लिए।
पीड़ित नेता जी अब आत्मदाह करने की घोषणा कर रहे है।#UPElection2022 @bspindia #ViralVideos pic.twitter.com/mhz2mXymjw— Zuber Akhtar (@Zuber_IndiaTV) January 14, 2022
Moreover, he threatened to commit suicide if he did not get justice. However, the police said that necessary legal action will be taken after the investigation.
Who is Arshad Rana?
Arshad Rana belongs to the Dadhedu village of Muzaffarnagar in the Charthawal constituency. Reportedly, he is active in politics for 24 years. In an interview with ANI, he claimed that he has been working very hard for the party since 2018 when he was formally declared candidate from Charthawal by BSP.
Furthermore, he alleged that the District chairman of BSP Satish Kumar asked him to arrange Rs 50 lakh when he reached his office after his candidature was cancelled on Thursday.
Listen to what Arshad Rana said here:
#WATCH | I’ve been working for 24 years; was formally declared candidate from Charthawal in 2018 (for 2022 UP polls), have been trying to get in touch with party, no proper response; have been told to arrange Rs 50 lakhs…had already paid about Rs 4.5 lakh: BSP’s Arshad Rana pic.twitter.com/iIRCOPQ9is
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) January 14, 2022
Mayawati announces Salman Saeed from Charthawal
Notably, BSP Chief Mayawati announced Salman Saeed a candidate from Charthawal constituency on Thursday on Twitter. Saeed is a son of former Home Minister of UP Saiduzzaman. He joined the BSP from Congress on Wednesday after the discussion with the party, added Mayawati.
1. मुजफ्फरनगर जिले के यूपी के पूर्व गृहमंत्री रहे श्री सईदुज़्ज़माँ के बेटे श्री सलमान सईद ने कल दिनांक 12 जनवरी को बीएसपी प्रमुख से देर रात मुलाकात की व कांग्रेस छोड़कर बहुजन समाज पार्टी में शामिल हो गए। श्री सईद को बीएसपी ने चरथावल विधानसभा की सीट से अपना उम्मीदवार बनाया है।
— Mayawati (@Mayawati) January 13, 2022
