We Oppose you here in Kashi, says the Pamphlet that has gone Viral on Social Media
Abhinav Tripathi has alleged “harassment of poor residents of Kashi at the hands of bank officials, lack of action against criminals controlling temples, mosques, churches and gurudwaras, appointment of people with dubious character to key posts by the Vice Chancellor of Benares Hindu University and no jobs for the youth here despite announcement of schemes worth billions among others”.
A youth in Varanasi on Thursday, December 22 hurled a pamphlet at the cavalcade of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while he was touring his Lok Sabha constituency, sending security personnel into a tizzy. The pamphlet is a severe critique of the prime minister and his policies.
Seasoned residents of the holy city of Varanasi that is also the parliamentary constituency of Narendra Modi from where he won a historic victory in the parliamentary polls of 2014 are questioning the closed door meeting held by him at the DLW Ground that had only about 5,000 party workers though at a crunch they can claim a presence of 20,000
The decision of Modi and his team to opt for a meeting in Varanasi where the media was kept out is speaking given the increasing people’s anger against the note ban. At the meeting, Narendra Modi offered a Rs 21,000 crore ‘package’ to Varanasi in what is being clearly seen as a pre-election meeting in the town.
But it was young Abhinav Tripathi that stole the show today. The incident took place around noon in Kabir Nagar locality of the ancient temple town where the PM had paid a brief visit to inspect the laying of underground electricity cables and installation of heritage streetlights and special lighting arrangements for heritage buildings.
A few hundred people were standing on both sides of the otherwise busy road which had been cordoned-off in view of the VVIP movement in the city. One of the onlookers, who appeared to be in his 20s and wearing a muffler wrapped around his head like a turban, threw the pamphlet in the direction of the fleet while it was passing through.
Alarmed policemen, rushed to catch hold of him but he managed to flee.
Screenshots of the pamphlet became viral on the social media in which the person has described himself as “Abhinav Tripathi, a social worker” and asked PM Modi to “acknowledge that your visit to Kashi is being opposed”.
Tripathi has alleged “harassment of poor residents of Kashi at the hands of bank officials, lack of action against criminals controlling temples, mosques, churches and gurudwaras, appointment of people with dubious character to key posts by the Vice Chancellor of Benares Hindu University and no jobs for the youth here despite announcement of schemes worth billions among others”.