Video: Denied Poll Ticket, BSP Leader In Uttar Pradesh Bursts Into Tears
NDTV
UP Elections: Former Chief Minister Mayawati's campaign has been muted, but a video of a leader from her party is now being widely shared on social media - and not for the right reasons.
Poll defections and accusations are adding to the high drama building up in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the seven-phase state polls that start on February 10. #WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: BSP worker Arshad Rana bitterly cries claiming that he was promised a ticket in UP election only to be denied ticket at the last moment despite putting up hoardings for the upcoming polls pic.twitter.com/DMe8mDHk2J #WATCH | I've been working for 24 years; was formally declared candidate from Charthawal in 2018 (for 2022 UP polls), have been trying to get in touch with party, no proper response; have been told to arrange Rs 50 lakhs...had already paid about Rs 4.5 lakh: BSP's Arshad Rana pic.twitter.com/iIRCOPQ9is
Former Chief Minister Mayawati's campaign has been muted, but a video of a leader from her party is now being widely shared on social media - and not for the right reasons.
In the video, BSP's Arshad Rana is seen bursting into tears after he was denied a ticket.
"I have been ridiculed. I never thought this would happen. They made me sit inside (the office) and told me that they have picked someone else to contest the polls, instead of me," the poll aspirant is heard saying in a video tweeted by news agency ANI as he cries bitterly.
