Ahead of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visit to meet the family of Rae Bareli lynching victim Hariom Valmiki in Uttar Pradesh’s Fatehpur district, the family, in a video statement, asked him and other leaders not to come and “do politics”.

The purported video released by a family member of the victim on Friday morning sparked controversy, with the Congress claiming the BJP was taking away the rights of the Opposition.

In the video, Hariom’s brother, with his father and sister standing next to him, was heard saying, “I am Shivam Valmiki, younger brother of Hariom Valmiki, who was beaten to death in Rae Bareli. Ministers of the government had visited us, and gave us financial assistance and jobs. I am satisfied with the action taken by the government. My brother’s killers have been put be

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