Overview

• A video recorded on April 12 at the BJP district office in Gonda shows Amar Kishore Kashyap allegedly making 'inappropriate advances' toward a woman.
• The BJP's state leadership has issued a show-cause notice to Kashyap, demanding a written explanation within seven days for conduct deemed damaging to the party's reputation.
• Kashyap denies any wrongdoing, stating he was assisting a party worker who felt unwell and that the footage is being misrepresented to malign him.
• The woman in the video corroborated Kashyap's account, describing him as an 'elder brother' and filing an FIR against unknown persons for circulating the video to harm their reputations.
• The controversy underscores the BJP's efforts to address allegations of misconduct within its ranks and the scrutiny faced in the digital age.