Prayagraj, Apr 20: Congress suspended party leader Rajkumar Singh ‘Rajju’ for six years on Wednesday after he laid the Tricolour on gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed’s grave in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. In a viral video, Rajju can be heard calling Atiq Ahmed a "martyr" and demanding a Bharat Ratna for the gangster-politician who was shot dead recently.

 

 

 

After the video went viral, Rajju was expelled from the party for six years. The Prayagraj Congress Committee issued a letter to notify this. The letter read, “Congress candidate from Azad Square ward no 43, Rajkumar Singh ‘Rajju’ has been expelled. His statement about Atiq Ahmed was his personal views. His candidacy has been canceled.” After the video went viral, Prayagraj Police took him into custody and registered an FIR against him.

 

 

 

Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were killed by three men in Prayagraj on April 15. The firing took place near MLN Medical College premises, where they were being taken for medical examination in Prayagraj. Both of them were buried at the Kasari Masari graveyard. All three shooters, identified as Lavlesh Tiwari, Sunny, and Arun Maurya, were nabbed by the UP Police.