Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (UPCC) president Ajay Rai on Tuesday demanded a judicial probe, by a sitting decide, into the homicide that passed off at the residence of Union minister Kaushal Kishore’s son in Thakur Ganj police station space of Lucknow right here final week.
Rai, addressing his first press convention after assuming workplace as state Congress chief, alleged that the Union minister was now making efforts to guard his son. He mentioned Kaushal Kishore was the second Union minister from the state after Ajay Mishra Teni who was defending his son. He alleged that the police have been finishing mere formalities within the case.
He mentioned a case beneath part 30 of the Arms Act had solely been registered in opposition to the Union minister’s son in Lucknow. “The BJP authorities is adopting twin normal. It’s defending legislators and ministers,” mentioned Rai whereas talking to media individuals at the UPCC headquarters right here.
He additionally referred to the case of girl police head constable who was found badly injured on-board a prepare at Ayodhya railway station and mentioned the police stopped him from going to the KGMU on Monday. He mentioned he solely wished to investigate concerning the well being of the girl police head constable. Rai alleged that contractors from Gujarat have been being given contracts within the state and inflation and corruption have been on the rise.
He listed some tasks the place Gujarat contractors had been awarded contracts and mentioned these belonging to Uttar Pradesh needed to work as sub-contractors. “We’ll defeat them in 2024 Lok Sabha elections and in 2027 meeting elections,” mentioned Rai. He introduced that the state Congress will rejoice the primary anniversary of Bharat Jodo Yatra (Kanyakumari to Srinagar) and yatras will likely be undertaken at totally different locations within the state on September 7, 2023. Rai mentioned he’ll lead a yatra from Anand Bhawan to Chandrashekhar Azad Park ion Prayagraj on September 7.