Veer Vikram Singh, the Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Katra, Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh, was filmed telling a local resident to swear that he voted for BJP in order to get electricity. The incident occurred at a tree plantation drive where the MLA was listing the development works undertaken by him in the area, The Indian Express reported.

在一段视频中,北方邦沙贾汗普尔的印度人民党立法会议员威尔·维克拉姆·辛格告诉一名当地居民,要想有电,就要发誓投票给印度人民党。据《印度快报》报道,该事件发生在一条通往某个树木种植园的路上,而这条路是该议员在该地区包揽的开发工程中的一项。

Singh, also known as Prince, told a person to “either point to river Ganga, or swear on his son” and say that he voted for BJP if he wanted to get lights installed at his home. “If you expect something from a person, you have to give something to them in return,” the MLA said. He also complained that BJP did not receive enough votes from the village. “I have a list of voters from all booths. You cannot fool me, my father was an MLA for four terms, and now I am one.”

这位辛格先生,也被人们称作“王子”,对一个人说:“要么指着恒河,要么指着自己的儿子发誓”,说如果他想要自己家装电,就要给人民党投票。“如果你想从别人那里得到什么东西,你就必须给出回报,”这个议员说。他也抱怨说人民党没有从这个村庄获得足够的选票。“我有一份所有投票站的选民名单。你们糊弄不了我,我爸爸当了4届立法会议员。现在我也是议员了。”


A video of Singh’s statement was widely circulated on social media.

关于这位辛格先生此番言论的视频在社交媒体上疯传。