Blood Letter Protest: Demand for Statue Installation Hits Kanpur
Amitabh Bajpai, a Samajwadi Party legislator, protested a delay in installing freedom fighter Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi's statue in Kanpur by writing a letter in blood. Bajpai has been agitating over local government inaction, including issues like a demolished school. He calls for prompt statue installation and metro station renaming.
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In a dramatic gesture, Samajwadi Party legislator Amitabh Bajpai on Sunday penned a letter in blood, protesting the prolonged delay in the installation of freedom fighter Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi's statue in Kanpur.
Standing barefoot at the Mall Road memorial site, Bajpai demanded answers on the statue's whereabouts and installation timeline. Emphasizing the wider implications, he referred to the protest not only as a matter of honoring a freedom fighter but as preserving Kanpur's identity and historical values.
The MLA announced intentions to send the blood-written letter to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Bajpai expressed frustrations over administrative inaction despite previous appeals and mirrored discontent from ongoing issues, such as allegations of land mafia targeting school properties.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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