Lucknow:
The wife of BSP MLA Purshottam Naresh Dwiwedi, accused of raping a Dalit teenager in Banda today came out in support of her husband claiming that he was being framed.
Asha Dwivedi, wife of the BSP MLA demanded DNA and medical test to prove her husband's involvement in the assault on the Dalit teenager.
"My husband is a patient of sugar and blood pressure for the last 18 years and his left kidney is also not working. With existing physical condition he cannot rape and being his wife I can say this with certainty," Asha told mediapersons.
Alleging that a political conspiracy was being hatched against her husband by his adversaries, she also urged chief minister Mayawati to order a probe into the entire episode.
"I request Mayawai to order a CB-CID probe against those conspiring against my husband and family and take stern action against them. If justice is not done to my family, I will not be able to bear the stigma and will commit suicide", said Dwivedi's wife.
The Dalit girl was allegedly raped on December 10-11 at the residence of 48-year-old Dwivedi, who represents Naraini seat in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
She escaped from the MLA's house on December 12 when the MLA allegedly attempted rape for the third time and she was arrested the same day on theft charges.
(With PTI inputs)