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In a significant development, Kinnar Mahamandaleshwar Hemangi Sakhi of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha (ABHM) will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from the prestigious Varanasi constituency, going head-to-head against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This announcement was made by Swami Chakrapani, the ABHM chief, in an exclusive conversation with ABP Live.
The Hindu right-wing outfit has announced a slate of 20 candidates for various Lok Sabha seats across Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, Ghaziabad, Agra, Fatehpur, Prayagraj, Gorakhpur, and Gautam Buddh Nagar, among others.
Hemangi Sakhi, renowned as the world’s first eunuch Mahamandaleshwar and a devout devotee of Lord Krishna, has decided to take the political plunge to champion the cause of the transgender community and their quest for rights and respect.
“Prime Minister’s slogan ‘Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao’ (Save the Girl Child, Educate the Girl Child) is commendable, but the need for ‘Kinnar Bachao-Kinnar Padhao’ (Save the Transgender, Educate the Transgender) has not been understood,” Hemangi Sakhi stated, advocating for job reservations and dedicated seats for the transgender community in Lok Sabha, Assembly, and Panchayat elections.
Among the other prominent candidates fielded by the ABHM are Rishi Kumar Trivedi from Sitapur, Ashwini Kumar Srivastava from Lucknow, Ashok Srivastava from Deoria, Puja from Baghpat, Mrityunajay Singh Bhumihar from Mirzapur, and Ramakant Pande from Sant Kabir Nagar.
The outfit has also nominated candidates such as Sachin Puran Choudhary from Ghaziabad, Ranveer Choudhary from Gautam Buddh Nagar, Kanta Prasad Dwivedi from Fatehpur, Umesh Bajpai from Unnao, Sudhanshu Singh Srivastava from Gorakhpur, and Diwakar Vikram Singh from Dumariaganj.
Hemangi Sakhi’s decision to contest against PM Modi in Varanasi, a city steeped in spiritual and political significance, has garnered widespread attention and sparked discussions about the representation and inclusion of marginalized communities in the country’s democratic processes.
As the election campaign gains momentum, all eyes will be on Hemangi Sakhi’s efforts to raise awareness about the issues faced by the transgender community and her ability to garner support from the diverse electorate of Varanasi.
