During a panchayat meeting on Friday, Singh said, “Our brother Kuldeep Singh could not be here among us today as he is going through difficult times. Our best wishes are with him. We hope that he will overcome the bad times, fight through it and come out of it and be with all of you. Wherever we are, our best wishes are with him."

BJP expelled Sengar from the party after public outrage. Over a week ago, the Unnao rape survivor and her lawyer were critically injured and two of her aunts died in a car accident. The survivor’s family has alleged that Sengar and his men were behind the accident.