Overview

• State general secretary Govind Narayan Shukla issued a formal letter on June 11 announcing Amar Kishore Kashyap’s immediate expulsion for gross indiscipline
• Footage recorded April 12 and leaked online May 25 shows Kashyap in an allegedly objectionable situation with a party worker inside the Gonda office
• Kashyap was served a showcause notice on May 25 and his written defence was rejected as unsatisfactory by BJP state leadership
• The woman in the clip alleges the video was circulated to defame both her and Kashyap and has filed a complaint over damage to her reputation
• Mankapur police have opened an investigation following the woman’s FIR into the incident