Notice to MLA after aides hit passenger on Vande Bharat
Lucknow: A viral CCTV footage purportedly showing aides of BJP MLA Rajeev Singh Parichha brutally assaulting a passenger on the Vande Bharat Express has ignited widespread outrage on social media, prompting the BJP to issue a show-cause notice to the two-time Babina (Jhansi) MLA.
The party has sought an explanation within seven days for conduct deemed "indiscipline" that tarnished its image.
The assault has sparked fury online, with X users decrying the misuse of power.
The incident unfolded on the evening of June 19 (Thursday), on the Bhopal-bound Vande Bharat Express (20172) in coach E2. A passenger (name withheld), occupying berth 49, was allegedly pressured by Parichha, who was traveling with his wife, son, and a security guard to swap berth 8, allotted to the MLA.
The MLA's group reportedly argued repeatedly with the passenger.
According to the passenger's statement to assistant sub-inspector Mahek Singh, leading the RPF squad from Jhansi to Bhopal, the situation escalated after the train reached Jhansi station. "The MLA and his men rained punches on my face and nose," the passenger claimed.
The CCTV footage captured at least eight men attacking the passenger. But the passenger declined to file a written complaint for an FIR.
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Parichha too lodged FIR against the passenger, alleging the passenger used "indecent language" and called friends at Jhansi station, who assaulted his men.
Govind Narayan Shukla, BJP state unit general secretary, issued the notice, warning of "strict action" if Parichha's explanation, due at the party's state headquarters, is unsatisfactory.
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