VARANASI, Sept. 12 -- Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Ajay Rai on Friday met the family of BJP worker Sitaram alias Siyaram Upadhyay, 35, who succumbed to injuries he allegedly sustained in a police lathicharge while staging a dharna at Nonahara police station in Ghazipur on the intervening night of Wednesday and Thursday.

Rai consoled the bereaved family and demanded compensation of Rs.2 crore along with a government job for one family member. He also sought strict action against policemen allegedly involved in the incident.

"No one came forward to help the family of the deceased. Today's BJP is no longer the party of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. After watching the video of the lathicharge, it feels like the era of British r...