The response of the BJP MLA from Bareilly comes after a video message recorded by her daughter alleging him of threatening her husband and her, went viral on social media. His daughter named Sakshi released a video along with her husband, claiming that the couple face a threat to their lives from her father.
"My daughter is an adult and has a right to take a decision. She has not been threatened by any member of the family or any person associated with me," he told reporters.
Misra's daughter married a Dalit youth Ajitesh Kumar on July 4.
Rajesh Misra is Member of Uttar Pradesh Assembly from Bithari Chainpur seat in Bareilly district.
His daughter uploaded a video on social media on Wednesday and informed about her wedding to Ajitesh Kumar (29) last Thursday.
In another video, she has apprehended threat to her life from her father, brother and an associate, and urged the Bareilly senior superintendent of police to extend security to them.
Sakshi Misra has also appealed to the MPs and MLAs of Bareilly to not help Rajesh Misra as she alleged that her father and others were out to eliminate her. The Bharatiya Janata Party legislator could not be reached for comments.
Deputy Inspector General R K Pandey said he had come to know of the video messages and had asked the SSP to extend security to the couple. The DIG said the police do not know where to give her security as she had not disclosed her location.
In the video, Sakshi Misra has also told her father to let her live her life. The woman warned that if anything happens to her or her husband, she would do something that would put him behind bars.
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