Dear Friend,
The last few days have brought two cases of grievous assault on AAP supporters. It started with the killing of an AAP volunteer, Brajlal Rajput in Uttar Pradesh, he was crushed under a car repeatedly untill he died. Today, the AAP candidate from Seemapuri, Santosh Koli, became a victim of a car accident in Ghaziabad, UP.
Santosh and another AAP supporter, Kuldeep were on a motorbike, travelling at a speed of 40 Kmph on a nearly empty road, about 200m into UP, in the Ghazaibad area. A car came up from behind and inspite of Kuldeep making way for it, the car hit the bike and bolted away. It left behind a critically injured Santosh.
Yes, this is the same Santosh that has been living under constant threat to her life because of her fearless crusade on RTI. She has already had two attempts made on her life and today seems like the third.
As we write this, blood is accumulating in her brain, she has had one surgery already and remains critical and under observation at Yashoda hospital, near Kaushambi. The police was initially reluctant to file a FIR for attempt to murder against unknown people has now done so. There are hundreds of people outside the hospital praying for Santosh.
And that is what she needs. Your prayer, Your support. Most importantly, she would want you to remember the values she has stood for and fought for.
May god bless her with a long, meaningful and a good life!
United in support,
Team AAP