Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Thursday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of failing to tackle corruption and expressed grief over the death of Neeraj Kumar, a man who took his own life after allegedly being harassed by a junior engineer working for the power department.

The case

Neeraj Kumar killed himself at the Collectorate camp office in Bijnor district on July 9. He had alleged that the engineer kept asking him for money, and had recently held a press conference in which he appealed to the President to allow him euthanasia.

Priyanka Gandhi’s criticism

Sharing a media report on the case on Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi said Neeraj was not alone. “In Uttar Pradesh, many citizens like Neeraj are suffering. Money is being extorted from them and there is no one to listen to them,” she wrote.

Background

Uttar Pradesh is governed by the BJP, with Yogi Adityanath as Chief Minister since March 2017.

See also: Indian National Congress, Uttar Pradesh MLAs.

Originally published on 11 July 2019. Rewritten on 9 October 2026.

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