BJP's Barabanki candidate opts out of Lok Sabha race over alleged obscene video

A day after an obscene video allegedly involving him surfaced on social media, BJP MP Upendra Singh Rawat who has been fielded again by the party from Barabanki on Monday said he will not contest any election till proven innocent.

He also demanded an investigation into the matter.

In a post on X in Hindi, Rawat said, “An fake video of mine generated by deepfake AI technology is being made viral, for which I have lodged an FIR.” He said he has requested the party president to get it investigated.

मेरा एक एडिटेड वीडियो वायरल किया जा रहा है जो DeepFake AI तकनीक द्वारा जेनरेटेड है, जिसकी FIR मैंने दर्ज करा दी है,इसके संदर्भ में मैंने मा॰ राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष जी से निवेदन किया है कि इसकी जाँच करवायी जाये। जबतक मैं निर्दोष साबित नहीं होता सार्वजनिक जीवन में कोई चुनाव नहीं लड़ूँगा

— Upendra Singh Rawat (@upendrasinghMP) March 4, 2024

“I will not contest any election in public life until I am proven innocent,” the first-time MP said.

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