Held hands, hugged, became emotional… this is how Congress leader Rahul Gandhi met the bereaved family of mob lynching victim Hariom Valmiki. The family members were in deep shock after losing Hariom, hence when Rahul Gandhi met them, the atmosphere became very emotional. Expressing condolences, Rahul held the hands of the family members. In this touching meeting, he also hugged Hariom’s father. At the same time, Hariom’s mother burst into tears in front of the Congress leader, on which Rahul consoled her by holding her hand.
‘Sharing the pain’ Fatehpur Rahul arrived
Congress leaders meet the family members of Hariom Valmiki, who was a victim of mob brutality after considering him a ‘thief’ in Rae Bareli, UP. Rahul Gandhi When we reached Fatehpur the atmosphere became sad. This mob lynching incident that took place on October 2 shocked the entire country. It was claimed that during the beating, Hariom had called out the name of Rahul Gandhi in his last breath, after which it also became a big political issue.
When Rahul Gandhi reached Hariom’s house on Friday, the bereaved family was in deep shock. In an emotional moment, Rahul Gandhi held the hand of Hariom’s father. Not only did he console his father by hugging him, but Rahul also became emotional in front of Hariom’s mother.
The mother of deceased Hariom Valmiki burst into tears in front of the Congress leader and expressed her grief over losing her son. Rahul calmed him down by holding his hand and assured him of all possible help. The Congress leader assured the family of getting justice and supporting them at every step. Different meanings are being derived from this meeting in political circles.
“The victim is being made to feel like a criminal.”
After meeting the family of Hariom Valmiki, Rahul Gandhi Uttar Pradesh Made a scathing attack on the government. He said that Hariom’s family has not committed any crime, rather a crime has been committed against them, yet they are being made to feel like criminals.
Rahul alleged that “the family is kept locked in the house, they are being intimidated” and a girl in the house is not even able to get her necessary operation done because she is not being allowed to go out. He appealed to the Chief Minister to stop the atrocities on Dalits, give justice to the family and take immediate action against the criminals, not try to protect them.
On the question of government pressure on the meeting, Rahul revealed that the family had told him that this morning itself “government people threatened them” and asked them not to meet Rahul Gandhi. He stressed that it was more important for him than the meeting that the criminals be caught and the family get justice.
Hariom’s brother said this
While talking to the media, Shivam, younger brother of deceased Hariom Valmiki, said that we are satisfied with the decision of the state government and the compensation amount given by the government. Regarding the statement of not meeting Rahul Gandhi, he said that he had refused in view of the increasing crowd. People at home are also sick, so we did not want to meet anyone. However, it was nice meeting Rahul ji.
Only a few people met the family
Let us tell you that only a few people were among those who met Hariom’s family. Apart from Rahul Gandhi, there were Kishori Lal Sharma, Ajay Rai, Mahesh Dwivedi (Congress District President), MLA Aradhana Mishra, MP Tanuj Punia, City President Arif Gudda and Shivakant Tiwari etc. At the same time, heavy force was deployed outside the house. A large number of Congressmen also gathered to see Rahul.
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