My son has no political links, says mother

The mother of a Gujarat man, who attacked Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, on Wednesday claimed her son was not affiliated to any political party and had gone to the national capital to protest against the Supreme Court’s order on stray dogs.

“My son did this out of his love for dogs. I appeal to the CM that we are poor people, my son should be forgiven,” said Bhanuben, mother of the accused. “He left home saying he was going to Ujjain. He visits there at least once a month. I don’t know when he went from Ujjain to Delhi,” she said.

Yesterday, his father called him to ask when he was coming back. He told his father that he is in Delhi regarding the dogs.

After saying this, he hung up the phone. He was agitated after he saw a video on social media showing dogs in Delhi being taken away. He did not eat after seeing those videos, she added.

According to Bhanuben, Rajesh drives a rickshaw, and has a wife and son.