After receiving “threats and torture,” the Congress candidate from Indore resigned, according to party MP chairman Jitu Patwari

Congress’s candidate for Lok Sabha from Indore, Akshay Bam, withdrew his candidacy after being “threatened and tortured,” according to Jitu Patwari, the party’s president for Madhya Pradesh, who was criticizing the BJP.

Monday was the penultimate day of the nomination process, and Bam withdrew his candidacy.

IPC Section 307 (attempt to kill) was added to an earlier Bam case three days ago. Someone threatened him. All night long, he was subjected to various forms of torture. And now he has retracted his nomination,” Patwari said on Monday at a protest in this city.

The lawsuit was filed in October 2007 and involves accusations against Bam, his father Kantilal, and other individuals.

The victim claimed that one of the defendants had shot him, therefore on April 5 of this year, he filed an application in the judicial magistrate first class (JMFC) court asking for the addition of section 307.

On April 24, the plea was accepted, and on May 10, Bam and his father are scheduled to appear before a sessions court.

What’s the takeaway from all of this? Do Indore residents not have the right to vote? Please resist this autocracy if you really believe in democracy. This goes beyond the Congress and BJP alone. Standing up is necessary for everybody who want to vote, preserve reservations, and uphold the Constitution, according to Patwari.

He said that a similar incident occurred in Gujarat’s Surat.

Last week, BJP candidate Mukesh Dalal in Surat was proclaimed the winner without opposition, after the rejection of Congress nominee Nilesh Kumbhani’s form due to inconsistencies in proposers’ signatures.

According to Patwari, the BJP is self-congratulating, but what went wrong was that the Surat community sought to elect an MP using their voting strength.

He said the incumbent regime was abusing official machinery, citing leaders of other parties, including the Congress, joining the BJP. “The Constitution and democracy are in danger,” he said.