New Delhi [India]: Communist Party of India (Marxist) General Secretary Sitaram Yechury on Sunday reacted sharply over the mafia turned politician Atiq Ahmed and Ashraf Ahmed who were shot dead in Prayagraj, and said that jungle raj is going on in Uttar Pradesh under the UP Chief Minister’s Yogi Adityanath BJP led government.
Sitaram Yechury took to Twitter and said, “Jungle Raj under BJP Yogi govt in UP. It’s USP: Encounter killings, Bulldozer politics and patronising criminals. Enforce rule of law; apprehend perpetrators and punish them stringently”. Days after Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad was killed in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Jhansi, the mafia-turned-politician and his brother Ashraf Ahmed were killed on Saturday while being taken for a medical in Prayagraj.
Atiq Ahmed was accused in the 2005 BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case and also in the Umesh Pal murder case which happened in February this year.
Uttar Pradesh Police has so arrested a total of 3 shooters in the incident.
In this regard, CM Yogi Adityanath also chaired a high-level meeting and directed state police officers to maintain law and order and situation in the state.
He also appealed to the public to avoid paying attention to rumours about this incident.
“CM has also appealed to people not to pay any attention to rumours. Strict action will be taken against those who spread rumours,” the official statement mentioned.
