Opposition leaders from throughout the nation on Sunday lashed out on the BJP over the killing of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf Ahmad in Prayagraj. They claimed, “jungle raj” and “mafia raj” had been prevalent in U.P.
The U.P. authorities on Saturday evening had introduced the establishing of a three-member judicial fee to probe the sensational killings however most opposition leaders sought a Supreme Court docket-monitored probe.
In a collection of tweets, the Bahujan Samaj Get together (BSP) chief Mayawati stated the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in police custody in Prayagraj raised critical questions over the type of functioning of the U.P. authorities. “It will be higher if the Supreme Court docket takes cognisance of this “extraordinarily critical and worrisome” incident, which is being mentioned throughout the nation,” the previous U.P. chief minister stated.
“Now, as a substitute of ‘rule of legislation and by legislation’ how applicable is it that U.P. turns into ‘encounter Pradesh’ and it’s one thing to consider. The killing of Atiq Ahmad, who was introduced from a Gujarat jail, and his brother Ashraf, who was introduced from Bareilly jail, final evening in Prayagraj in police custody is simply as heinous because the Umesh Pal homicide case. It raises critical questions on the legislation and order of the U.P. authorities and its type of functioning,” Maya stated.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the Congress nationwide normal secretary and UP in-charge, additionally focused the federal government. In a collection of tweets, she stated: “Criminals ought to be given the harshest punishment, but it surely ought to be in keeping with the legislation of the land. Violating the rule of legislation and the judicial course of for any political function will not be proper for our democracy. Whoever does this or provides safety to those that bask in such an act, also needs to be held accountable and the legislation ought to be strictly enforced on that individual. It ought to be the endeavour of all of us that the justice system and the rule of legislation ought to be supreme within the nation,” Priyanka stated.
Samajwadi Get together nationwide normal secretary Ram Gopal Yadav, in Etawah, advised reporters that chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s “Mitti mein mila denge (will make them chew the mud)” declare was accountable for the killing of Atiq and his brother Ashraf. He stated the CM’s assertion despatched out a message that nothing will occur to those that tackle Atiq Ahmed.
“The ‘mitti mein mila denge’ comment despatched throughout a transparent message to the killers. Atiq filed a petition within the Supreme Court docket saying he feared being killed in police custody and that’s how his finish got here,” Yadav claimed.
Former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath demanded that the “Supreme Court docket ought to take cognisance of the entire matter and go an order to analyze it.” He stated: “Immediately these murders are occurring in broad daylight. What does this inform us in regards to the law-and-order scenario in U.P?,” he requested. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee tweeted: “I’m shocked by the brazen anarchy and complete collapse of legislation and order in U.P. It’s shameful that criminals at the moment are taking the legislation into their very own arms, completely unfazed by the police and media presence.”
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi, in a press release in Hyderabad, stated: “The best way the weapons had been fired … The killers had been professionals. How a lot is the function of BJP’s Uttar Pradesh authorities and who’re these individuals who within the presence of police and media resorted to cold-blooded homicide? Who advised them? What’s their background and why didn’t the police cease them?”
He stated: “We demand the resignation of U.P. chief minister. The Supreme Court docket ought to suo-motu take cognisance of the matter and I plead {that a} crew be fashioned to analyze the incident sans U.P. officers.”
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge stated there are courts to make sure that criminals get the harshest punishment. “Taking part in with legislation and order solely provides start to anarchy,” Kharge stated in a collection of tweets. He stated: “The Structure of the nation has been made by these individuals who fought for freedom and this Structure and legislation is paramount.”
CPI(M) normal secretary Sitaram Yechury stated stringent motion ought to be taken towards these concerned within the incident. “Jungle Raj beneath BJP Yogi govt in UP. Its USP: Encounter killings, bulldozer politics and patronising criminals. Implement rule of legislation, apprehend perpetrators and punish them stringently,” he tweeted.
TMC MP Mouha Moitra stated the nation has been became “mafia raj”.
“BJP has turned India right into a mafia republic. I’ll say it right here, I’ll say it overseas, I’ll say it all over the place as a result of it’s the fact. Two males in custody shot useless in entrance of a zillion policemen & cameras – that is the dying of the rule of legislation,” she stated. “Nothing, simply nothing, is past this authorities,” she stated.
RJD MP Manoj Jha additionally slammed the BJP over the killings.
(With company inputs)