BJP Leader Seema Patra Suspended For Alleged Abuse Of Maid: Jharkhand

The BJP Jharkhand Unit suspended party leader Seema Patra, for allegedly abusing and starving her 29-year-old domestic helper. On August 31, the Party said, "BJP has zero tolerance for atrocities against SC and ST communities. When the incident regarding the brutality of a maid working in BJP leader Seema Patra's house came into the public domain, the BJP president immediately suspended her". An inquiry has also been ordered.