A video showing a party worker slapping the party president has become a subject of widespread discussion on social media. The event took place during a public gathering in the Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh. The victim was Mahendra Rajbhar, the national president of the Suheldev Swabhiman Party (SSP). The individual who carried out the act was Brijesh Rajbhar, who slapped the party president after garlanding him. The incident happened in Ashapur village, under the Jalalpur police station area, during a program organized to celebrate Maharaja Suheldev’s victory day.
Akhilesh Yadav of the Samajwadi Party condemned the attack on X, calling it another instance of growing violence against the ‘PDA society’ under the BJP rule. He said, ‘If BJP thinks that it will maintain its divisive politics by breaking a society from within, then it is its misconception.’ He added that if the BJP was not involved, the attacker should be arrested and punished immediately. He concluded that violence will strengthen the PDA. Mahendra Rajbhar has accused Om Prakash Rajbhar of SBSP for the attack. No statement has yet been released by Om Prakash Rajbhar. Mahendra Rajbhar later filed a complaint against Brijesh Rajbhar at the Jalalpur police station.