BAREILLY: In a dramatic development for the Congress in Badaun, its nominee from Sheikhupura constituency, Farha Naeem, has refused to contest elections alleging that the party’s district president “makes obscene remarks against her as a woman and against her community”.
Naeem also quit Congress saying she “doesn’t feel safe in the party because of people like him”. District president Omkar Singh refuted the allegations and said “someone is using her to defame Congress”.
At a press conference in Budaun city on Friday, a teary-eyed Naeem announced her resignation from Congress and said she was thankful to Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi for fielding her from the seat. She claimed Singh makes obscene remarks quite often and had even raised questions about her character.
