Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president Chirag Paswan stopped his convoy on Sunday after he noticed an injured young woman lying on the roadside while traveling from Amritsar to Jalandhar.
The accident took place near Dera Sachand Palan, about 10 to 15 km before Jalandhar, news agency ANI reported. The Union Minister reportedly asked his team to transport the injured women to the hospital in his car.
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The video shows Paswan rushing to help the woman
Videos published by news agency ANI showed Paswan rushing towards the injured woman lying on the side of the road.
Another member of his team was seen lifting the woman and carrying her to a car, likely to take her to the hospital.
The incident occurred during Paswan’s one-day visit to Punjab, where he visited several religious and historical sites while also intensifying his party’s preparations for the upcoming state assembly elections.
Visits the Golden Temple, Dera Sakhand Palan
Earlier in the day, Paswan offered prayers at the Golden Temple in Amritsar and paid homage at Jallianwala Bagh with his mother.
“Punjab is my nanki (mother’s homeland). My mother is a sardarni. My leader and father, Ram Vilas Paswan, always wanted the party to expand and strengthen its presence in other states. As per his wish, we are expanding the LJP (RV) in different states. We are preparing for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. There will be elections in Punjab as well. The party’s organization is working in this direction,” Paswan told PTI.
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He added that he expected the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) to play an important role in the Punjab Assembly elections scheduled early next year.
He said, “I do not know whether there will be an alliance in the future or how many seats we will be able to compete for. However, we are preparing to run in the elections from all seats.”
Regarding Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike
In response to a question about activist Sonam Wangchuk’s hunger strike in Delhi, Paswan said that democracy gave citizens the right to protest but stressed that fasting for long periods was not the correct way to press demands.
“Fasting like this, putting pressure one way or the other, forcing others… Having someone sitting like that, there were concerns about health, not just from our government but from the judiciary as well, and attempts were also made to take steps that seemed appropriate at the time,” he told PTI.
“In such a situation, dialogue becomes the most important aspect. Give your suggestion. Where exactly do we differ from your thinking? We ourselves want the education system to be as transparent and robust as possible. In this case, if you have some suggestions, participate in the dialogue. Sitting directly on such a fast and trying to force this way, I do not support this approach,” Paswan said.
