A BJP lawmaker in Uttar Pradesh has been caught in a shocking rant targeting Muslims in a phone conversation with an electricity official, whom he asks “why no action has been taken against Muslims for power theft”.
Sanjay Gupta, the ruling party’s lawmaker from the Kaushambi district, is heard threatening the government engineer and demanding an account of how many Muslims he had taken action against. The call was recorded by the engineer, Avinash Singh, and has been widely shared and circulated.
“Give me data from April 1, how many Muslims you have acted against. Getting yourself transferred will not save you – wherever you are in Uttar Pradesh, I will have an investigation done. Go to a Muslim locality, see how electricity theft happens,” shouts Mr Gupta as the engineer is heard interjecting calmly.
