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UP Police provides security to family of expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh

Dayashankar's wife Swati had apprehended threat to her and her family members' lives.

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BJP workers protest against BSP general secretary Nasimuddin Siddqui over his comments on Dayashankar’s family members in Mirzapur on Saturday.
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Uttar Pradesh police has provided security to the family of expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh after his wife Swati Singh apprehended threat to her and family members life.

"There were reports in the media in which Singh's family had expressed threat to their life following which SSP Lucknow has been asked to take a stock of the situation and provide required security to Swati Singh and other members of the family," a senior officer said. He said that security was also beefed up at BSP office in the wake of protest by BJP workers.

Swati Singh had said on Friday that she apprehended that her family could be targetted by the BSP workers. Her mother-in-law had also lodged an FIR against BSP supremo Mayawati along with general secretary Naseemuddin Siddiqui and others on Friday for alleged use of "abusive" language by BSP workers on Thursday.

The officer said that police is looking for Dayashankar Singh against whom BSP had lodged an FIR.

"Police is looking for Dayashankar Singh and he will be caught soon", the officer said.

Raj Bhawan sources said that Singh has sought an appointment with Governor Ram Naik on Sunday.

Meanwhile, Swati Singh has demanded that BSP leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui who had raised "derogatory" slogans from the dais during the BSP protest in Lucknow on Thursday be arrested at the earliest.

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