The Bhartiya Janata Party has issued a notice to the local leader over his objectionable video with a woman in the party office in the Gonda district. The leader has been asked to explain his act. Amar Kishore Kashyap, BJP Gonda chief, has been asked by the party to explain his conduct within seven days.

A party worker condemned the video as 'shameful' and lodged a formal complaint with the BJP leadership.

"The video circulated on social media has brought to light conduct that negatively impacts the party's reputation and falls under the category of indiscipline," Govind Narayan Shukla, the BJP's state general secretary, issued the notice to Kashyap.

"In accordance with the instructions of the state president, you are hereby asked to submit a written explanation to the BJP state office within seven days. Failure to provide a satisfactory response in the stipulated time will invite strict disciplinary action," it added.

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It is reported that the video was recorded on April 12.  Explaining his act, Kashyap said that a woman called him, saying that she was unwell and needed a place to rest. 

"The woman is an active member of our party. She called me and said, 'President, I am not feeling well. I want to rest. Give me a place to stay for a while.' So I picked her up and brought her to the office. I decided against taking her home," said Kashyap.

The CCTV cameras captured the woman exiting the car at the party office. Another video, showing what happened ahead, displays that the woman, dressed in a salwar kameez with a bag slung over her shoulder, is ahead on the stairs. The politician is close behind. He catches up, throws an arm around her shoulder, walks a few steps and then hugs her, shows the video.

Kashyap, in his defence, said, "While climbing the stairs, she felt dizzy, and I held her hand to support her. She also held my hand. The footage is being misused to malign me."

"Now if we do not help our workers then whom should we help? And if helping a worker is a crime then we cannot say anything about it," he added.

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