"Do not do this exhibition": UP minister makes Army officer's weeping mother to pose, video goes viral
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New Delhi, Nov 25: In a shocking development, a video of a Uttar Pradesh minister posing with a cheque for Captain Shubham Gupta's family in Agra as his mother cried inconsolably went viral. The mother even pleaded with those present to stop turning their grief into a spectacle went viral on Friday.
The mortal remains of Indian Army Captain Shubham Gupta, who lost his life during a terrorist operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri were brought to his residence in Uttar Pradesh on Friday.
Before Gupta's mortal remains could reach his home, Uttar Pradesh Education Minister Yogendra Upadhyay and local MLA GS Dharmesh reached his house to meet his parents. They also tried to hand over the cheque of Rs 50 lakh to the grieving mother of Captain Shubham Gupta in front of media persons. Besides, the ministers were busy getting themselves photographed in front of the media.
Unable to comprehend the loss of her brave son, the mother of Captain Shubham Gupta broke down when she was made to pose with Uttar Pradesh minister Yogendra Upadhyay handing her a Rs 50 lakh cheque. "Mere liye pradarshani mat lagao bhai (don't make an exhibition for me)" said Shubham Gupta's inconsolable mother in front of the camera.
Heartless Minister. Captain Shubham Gupta of 9 Para Special Forces was killed in action fighting terrorists. Body hasn’t yet reached Agra for last rites. Yet UP Minister mocks family with a Photo-op. Mother screams: प्रदर्शनी मत लगवाओ, मेरा शुभम लौटा दो.. pic.twitter.com/2nNeQ1Krd2
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) November 24, 2023
The video of the incident has gone viral on the internet and with several netizens slamming the UP minister.
Five army personnel, including two captains, were killed in the operation against the terrorists in the Bajimaal area in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday. Two terrorists were knocked down by Indian Army personnel in the operation.
During the 36-hour-long gunfight, Indian Army lost its five soldiers including Captain M V Pranjal of Karnataka's Mangalore area, Captain Shubham Gupta of Uttar Pradesh's Agra, Havaldar Abdul Majid of Ajote in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch, Lance Naik Sanjay Bist Bishtof Uttarakhand's Halli Padli area and Paratrooper Sachin Laur of Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh.