Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sakshi Maharaj was reportedly caught smiling and waving at the crowd during CRPF jawan Ajit Kumar’s funeral procession on Saturday, February 16. Kumar was among the dozen jawans killed when a terrorist rammed a bomb-laden vehicle into their bus in Pulwama on Thursday.
Kumar’s mortal remains reached his family in Unnao on Saturday. The local residents gathered on the streets to pay their last respect during his funeral procession, India Today reported. Maharaj, the local Unnao MP, was standing on the truck in which his mortal remains were being carried. He was seen waving at the crowd, smiling and folding his hands. It seemed Maharaj thought that he was participating in a BJP roadshow.
The video was shared by a journalist on social media.
Outrageous: It was the final journey of martyr Ajit Kumar Azad but look how BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj is waving from the truck carrying the mortal remains. Sakshi Maharaj needs to be told that it wasn’t a BJP roadshow but the final journey of a braveheart the nation lost. pic.twitter.com/10CHZpiGRa
— Prashant Kumar (@scribe_prashant) February 16, 2019
Congress spokesperson Priyanka Chaturvedi slammed Maharaj for his insensitive behaviour.
Lets here the bhakts now…am sure there is a spin to the beaming pic of the MP. फिर से कहूँगी, शर्म तो इन्हें है नहीं pic.twitter.com/c5tXsAZg5B
— Priyanka Chaturvedi (@priyankac19) February 16, 2019
Other Twitter users also criticised the BJP MP:
Will politicians listen? These are poor families and shameless people like Sakshi Maharaj just plonk themselves everywhere to take political mileage. https://t.co/tT968Qvl4P
— Rohini Singh (@rohini_sgh) February 16, 2019
This is disgusting! Somebody should’ve thrown that foul-mouthed Sakshi Maharaj from the truck. This is is true anti-nationalism https://t.co/jVdWHdmcXS
— Pooja Prasanna (@PoojaPrasanna4) February 16, 2019
BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj laughing while standing on truck, carrying the body of #Pulwama martyr.????
Shame on you @BJP4India pic.twitter.com/Xd71FoOxLO
— Dr. Ram Puniyani رام پنیانی (@Rampuniyani1945) February 16, 2019
Seems BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj celebrating #PulwamaAttack pic.twitter.com/kP0crRHNV3
— Prashant Kanojia (PK) (@PJkanojia) February 16, 2019
Pathetic way to get attention. The people who voted for Sakshi Maharaj should make him resign. #SakshiMaharaj
— Pimento Joseph (@pimentojoseph) February 16, 2019
#ExposeDeshDrohis: How about This one? Laughing, posing while riding atop truck carrying coffin of Pulwama martyr Ajit Kumar Azad, turning his final journey into his own road show?
He is rape, murder and extortion etc accused former Tihar Jail intern Sakshi Maharaj, now BJP MP pic.twitter.com/FWlVAJoEZe— Samar (@Samar_Anarya) February 17, 2019
Here’s a photo of BJP MP Sakshi Maharaj aboard the vehicle carrying the mortal remains of Ajit Kumar Azad, who lost his life in the #Pulwama attack.
Absolutely disgusting to see him treat this as a political procession. pic.twitter.com/7kcn3kaXy8
— Sachin Tandon (@cugwmui) February 16, 2019
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