Lucknow: Kunda Strongman Raghuraj Pratap Singh, often known as Raja Bhaiya, is as soon as once more within the highlight. His estranged spouse, Bangvi Singh, has written to the Prime Minister’s Workplace (PMO), claiming that her husband owns illegally and prohibited weapons.
Primarily based on her complaints, the PMO had directed the matter to Union House Ministry after which to analyze the matter with the Ministry of Inside Safety, and in addition requested for a report from the Chief Secretary of the Principal of Uttar Pradesh (House).
In her complaints seen by The Print, Bhanvi claimed that Raghuraj Pratap Singh owned a big stock of deadly overseas weapons, together with Zigana pistols and automated assault rifles of Turkish origin. She additionally accused seven MLAs of forcing her to steal her permitted weapon.
These firearms might pose a critical risk to public security and nationwide safety, she argued. To assist her allegations, Banvi submitted movies and photographs taken over the telephone.
Print is aware of that the house division of Uttar Pradesh is more likely to submit a report within the coming days.
Sources near the MLA household mentioned Raghuraj Pratap Singh and Bhanvi Singh have been locked up in divorce instances and their battle has since grown since.
This isn’t the primary time Bangvi has leveled out the allegations of Ragraj Pratap Singh. In March, Delhi police booked the founding father of Jansatta Dal Loktantrik on home violence prices after Bhanvi filed a criticism. She was additionally accusing her stepmother of harassment.
The print reached Ragraj Pratap Singh by the decision of his assertion. This report is up to date when a response is obtained.
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Household feud
Basti’s former royal household, Banvi married Ragraj Pratap Singh, a local of Badri (actual property) in Oud in 1995. The estranged couple has two daughters and plenty of sons.
Each daughters stay in Delhi with their mom, however their sons are staying with Ragraj Pratap Singh of Pratapgarh, household sources mentioned. The 2 sons formally joined Jansatta dal Loktantric earlier than final 12 months’s normal election.
The primary indication of a household rift was that in September 2023, Bangvi filed a criticism with Hazratgan police station in Lucknow, denounced the brothers of Kunda MLA and MLC alias Pratap Singh, alias Gopal ji of Fraud.
Gopal shot again saying that Bhanvi suffered from psychological sickness and was straining her relationship along with her mom household. He additional argued that her actions pressured her brother to take the dramatic step of divorce from her.
Relating to the Kunda MLA, he has declined to remark publicly up to now.
In Uttar Pradesh’s political circle, Ragraj Pratap Singh is seen as a frontrunner with sturdy supporters and iron grips in his house constituency in Pratapgarh district.
The seventh MLA has a protracted historical past of controversy. Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) administration arrested him in 2002 below the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), defending the choice at the moment, saying that Ragraj Pratap Singh and his father Udai Pratap Singh have change into “symbols of worry” for Pratapagal.
The fees had been rescinded when Samajwadi Celebration’s Murayam Singh Yadav got here to energy in 2003.
He resigned from his ministerial put up in March 2013 after being appointed as a defendant within the homicide of the deputy chief of police in Pratapugal district. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) then gave the Kunda MLA clear chit in August 2013, paving the best way for a reinforcement within the Cupboard that October.
After Yogi Adityanath grew to become Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister in 2017, Ragraj Pratap Singh grew up close to the Strongman of Bharatiya Janata Celebration (BJP) from Gorakhpur. The next 12 months, the unbiased MLA launched his personal celebration, Jansatta dal Loktandrik. The celebration has two MLAs within the Uttar Pradesh Meeting, from Kunda and Babaganj (Vinod Saroj).
(edited by Tony Rye)
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