Congress alleges delegation stopped from visiting Rae Bareli lynching victims household

The Congress get together on Friday (October 10, 2025) alleged {that a} delegation from the get together, intending to satisfy and supply monetary help to the household of Hariom Valmiki, a Dalit man lynched in Rae Bareli, was stopped by the native administration in Fatehpur. The get together vowed to face by the household and described the authorities’ actions as authoritarian.

“In Rae Bareli, Dalit man Hariom Valmiki was brutally crushed to loss of life by goons working below the safety of the federal government. Today, a Congress delegation led by Fatehpur Congress Committee district president Mahesh Dwivedi ji and metropolis president Mohammad Arif ‘Gudda’ ji was going to satisfy the sufferer’s household and supply monetary help. But the administration forcibly stopped this delegation. The authorities hates Dalits a lot and desires to suppress any voices raised of their assist. It is obvious that the only real goal of at this time’s motion is to suppress the voice of Dalits, backward courses, and the poor by creating an environment of worry and injustice,” stated Ajay Rai, president of Uttar Pradesh Congress. 

Mr. Rai added that the get together firmly stands behind the household of the deceased. “The Congress Party makes it clear that we stand firmly with the household of Hariom Valmiki ji and can proceed to lift our voice in opposition to this injustice on each discussion board,” he stated. 

The deceased was lynched by a mob on October 1, amid rumours of being a thief. In the viral video of the incident, a bunch of males could be seen beating the sufferer, who could be feebly heard saying some phrases together with “Rahul Gandhi”. The accused proceed beating him, saying in Hindi, “everybody right here is with Baba”.

The Raebareli police stated Hariom, reportedly mentally unstable, was strolling to his in-laws’ home when a mob surrounded him and accused him of being a member of a gang marking homes with drones for theft. He was crushed with belts and sticks, and died quickly after.

The video led to an uproar, after which Raebareli police suspended three personnel, together with a sub-inspector, eliminated the Station House Officer (SHO), Sanjay Kumar, and arrested 5 accused. Leader of Opposition within the Lok Sabha and native MP Rahul Gandhi, whose identify additionally figured within the viral video, spoke with the household of the deceased on October 5, assuring assist and assist. 

“The BJP authorities is working Uttar Pradesh by way of the thought of Manusmriti, wherein Dalits and marginalised haven’t any place. On one hand, the Dalit man was lynched by a mob, highlighting the failure of administration; however, the federal government is stopping the Congress delegation which was going to offer monetary help. Dalit oppression has quickly elevated in Uttar Pradesh, with Dalits being murdered, dealing with social exclusion, and institutional discrimination,” stated Anil Yadav, a senior U.P. Congress chief.