A man from Wayanad—Priyanka Gandhi’s own Lok Sabha constituency—was brutally lynched near Mangaluru, yet the newly elected MP has offered no words, no visit, and no solidarity. Ashraf, reportedly mentally ill, was savagely attacked by a mob believed to be Hindutva activists. Though locals pleaded with the assailants to stop, they continued. Police initially downplayed the killing, calling it drunken behavior or an accident, ignoring visible injuries.

Only after relentless media coverage and political pressure did the truth emerge: over 30 attackers, a brutal mob lynching, and an apparent cover-up. Despite this, Karnataka’s Home Minister Dr G Parameshwar controversially claimed Ashraf shouted “Pakistan Zindabad”—a claim now widely criticised as baseless and inflammatory. How he knew this—but not that Ashraf was mentally unwell—remains unanswered.

Adding fuel, Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao oddly referred to Ashraf as someone from a “different community,” leaving people confused and angry. Meanwhile, Ashraf’s family has returned to Wayanad with his body—alone in their grief.

Wayanad’s voters now ask: Will Priyanka Gandhi rise to demand accountability from the Congress government in Karnataka? Will she question her own party’s ministers for their unverified, harmful statements? Or is this silence indicative of political calculation?

At stake is more than just one man’s life. It’s about whether those who promised justice to all will act when it is most needed. And whether the people of Wayanad will be heard—or forgotten.