BJP ready to welcome me because they are very weak: Congress MP Kumari Selja
Hisar: As the polling for 90 assembly constituencies in Haryana began on Saturday, Congress MP Kumari Selja said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is ready to welcome her because they are “very weak”.
Speaking to media persons after casting her vote at a polling booth in Hisar, Selja asserted that today’s fight will change the fate of Haryana. “Although this is a one-sided contest, the BJP is ready to welcome me because they are already very weak. They will do anything to have strong leaders with them. We will win all 90 seats,” Selja was quoted as saying by ANI.
When question about the speculations of rift within the Congress in Haryana, the prominent Dalit leader emphasised that decisions are made by the party high command.
Selja had told the news agency on Friday that she was a senior leader with enough weight to be considered a front-runner for the top position. The senior Congress leader added that such political decisions will ultimately be made by the party high command.
Over two crore people are eligible to vote in the Haryana Assembly elections on Saturday. The results will be announced on October 8.
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Minor boy strangled to death for ransom in UP's Sultanpur
Sultanpur (PTI): A debt-ridden neighbour allegedly kidnapped and murdered an 11-year-old boy boy at Sultanpur, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, Asif alias Sonu, demanded a ransom of Rs 5,00,000 for releasing Osama alias Sahil to repay his debts, Kotwali police station SHO Naradmuni Singh said.
"The incident took place in the Gandhinagar locality of Sultanpur. The victim's father, Mohd Shakeel, said his son went missing on Monday night after he left to attend a wedding procession. Despite searches, there was no trace of the child," the SHO said.
On Wednesday morning, Osama's body with strangulation marks was found at the residence of the accused whom the police arrested, he said.
Asif, who lives in the same neighbourhood as the victim, exploited the trust built between the two families to carry out the crime, the officer said.
The killing of the minor boy has triggered outrage in the area with the residents demanding stringent punishment for the accused.
The victim's family has called for death penalty for Asif.
