New Delhi/Ghaziabad: Yati Narasimhanand Saraswati, the controversial religious leader and an accused in the Haridwar hate speech case on Thursday said that if someone asks him to provide legal aid to the killers of criminal-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, he will definitely help them.
His comments come days after one of his disciples stated in a social media post that the killers of Atiq Ahmed should be provided with financial and legal and legal aid. Expressing support for his disciple, Narasimhanand stated that Atiq was a mafia who has orchestrated the murders of so many people that the people of Uttar Pradesh were terrified of him.
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Narasimhanand further alleged that Atiq could not have achieved such a status without political backing adding that without it would have been just another thief or dacoit. "Atiq was a mafia. The entire State was terrified of him. He had orchestrated so many murders. If such a killer dies such a death then what is there to comment on? Murderers always die in murders. I am against giving too much importance to Atiq," Narasimhanand said.
He also said that Atiq should have been finished long ago. "He was an ordinary mafia and could not have reached such a status without political protection. Without political protection, he would have been just a thief or dacoit. This should have happened earlier. It is because of the impotence of the political system... He orchestrated the murder of an MLA and several other people. He should have been finished long ago," he added.
Earlier this month Atiq and his brother Ashraf were shot dead by three youths in presence of policemen in Prayagraj while being taken for a medical check-up.
