Bless me with your support, I will be always there for you: Karan Bhushan Singh
“All of you have supported my family and have been with my father. I want you to continue your support and like my father, I will always be there for you,” Karan said.
GONDA: Karan Bhushan Singh, the BJP’s Kaiserganj Lok Sabha candidate, brushes aside the sexual assault allegations levelled against his father Brij Bhushan Singh saying these are “political and made up” as he urges the people to bless him with their votes like they have “always done” to his family.
Karan Bhushan, 33, has been attending an average of 10 small public meetings every day in different parts of the constituency.
Apart from elderly and a handful of women, young men form a major chunk in these meetings.
“The plan is to reach out to the people of every village of the constituency before polling and appeal for their support,” he said about the meetings.
He travels in a cavalcade of around 15 high-end SUVs.
“All of you have supported my family and have been with my father. I want you to continue your support and like my father, I will always be there for you,” he says at one such meeting held in Colonelganj area of Gonda.
This is Karan Bhushan Singh’s first political battle.
A law graduate, he was elected the chairman of the Uttar Pradesh wrestling federation last year.
Known to be soft spoken, Karan Bhushan touches the feet of almost everyone who approaches him.
“Apna ashirvad dete rahiyega (keep giving your blessings),” he says.
The family enjoys support, particularly among the upper castes in Gonda and nearby districts.
Brij Bhushan Singh, a six-time MP who has represented Gonda, Balrampur and Kaiserganj constituencies, was denied a ticket this time by the BJP.
He had to step down as Wrestling Federation of India chief after the sexual harassment allegations by six women wrestlers.
Karan Bhushan’s elder brother Prateek Bhushan Singh is a BJP MLA.
His mother Ketki Devi Singh is a former MP from Gonda.
Karan Bhushan rejects the charges against his father, saying the “allegations are political and made up. We will challenge them in court”.
On May 10, a Delhi court ordered framing of sexual harassment and other charges against Brij Bhushan in the case lodged by the six wrestlers, observing there was “sufficient evidence” against him.
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