The Congress party on Friday (October 10, 2025) alleged that a delegation from the party, intending to meet and provide financial assistance to the family of Hariom Valmiki, a Dalit man lynched in Rae Bareli, was stopped by the local administration in Fatehpur. The party vowed to stand by the family and described the authorities’ actions as authoritarian.
“In Rae Bareli, Dalit man Hariom Valmiki was brutally beaten to death by goons operating under the protection of the government. Today, a Congress delegation led by Fatehpur Congress Committee district president Mahesh Dwivedi ji and city president Mohammad Arif ‘Gudda’ ji was going to meet the victim’s family and provide financial assistance. But the administration forcibly stopped this delegation. The government hates Dalits so much and wants to suppress any voices raised in their support. It is clear that the sole objective of today’s action is to suppress the voice of Dalits, backward classes, and the poor by creating an atmosphere of fear and injustice,” said Ajay Rai, president of Uttar Pradesh Congress.
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