Lucknow: Violence during Durga idol immersion in Uttar Pradesh's Bahraich district has triggered a political row in the state with the Opposition parties slamming the state government for its failure to maintain law and order.
While the Samajwadi Party (SP) leaders have launched a verbal attack on the Yogi Adityanath government, its Sambhal MP, Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, has gone ahead demanding President's rule in the state.
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has termed the incident "extremely sad and unfortunate" and urged the CM and his administration to take immediate action, bring public into confidence and stop the violence. "Strictest action should be taken against the culprits. My humble appeal to the public is that please do not take the law into your own hands and maintain peace," she tweeted.
बहराइच, उत्तर प्रदेश में हो रही हिंसा और प्रशासन के निष्क्रिय होने की खबरें अत्यंत दुखद और दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण हैं।
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) October 14, 2024
मैं प्रदेश के मुख्यमंत्री जी एवं राज्य प्रशासन से अपील करती हूं कि त्वरित एक्शन लेते हुए, जनता को विश्वास में लें और हिंसा रोकें। दोषियों पर सख्त से सख्त कार्रवाई हो।…
Former CM and SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav has said that BJP's governance is ridden with riots and tension. The violence in Bahraich is the ill-effects of BJP's model of governance, he added. "Barging into someone's house, hoisting one's own flag after uprooting another's, making indecent comments on religion, provocative slogans and changing the route of the procession are not common incidents," he said.
दंगा फसाद तनाव ही भाजपा का शासन और सत्ता मॉडल है जो अब यूपी की भाजपा शासित योगी सरकार यूपी में अपना रही है
— SamajwadiPartyMediaCell (@MediaCellSP) October 14, 2024
बहराइच में हुआ बवाल उसी भाजपाई मॉडल का दुष्परिणाम है जिसमें माइंडवाश किए हुए निर्दोष मारे जा रहे
किसी के घर ,मकान पर घुसकर अपना झंडा लहराना और दूसरे का झंडा उखाड़ना… pic.twitter.com/wdKuooY69e
The SP leader also sought an impartial investigation into the role of the local BJP MLA and leaders along with the police and said that the culprits should be punished. Any loss of life or property of any party is wrong and the BJP-ruled Yogi government is responsible for this, he said.
On the other hand, Congress state president Ajay Rai alleged that jungle raj prevails in UP. It is not in CM Yogi's power to handle the law and order of the state and he should instead resign and go to a monastery.
#WATCH | Lucknow | On Bahraich violence, Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai says, " there is jungle raj in the entire state. shots were fired there (in bahraich) and govt got lathi-charge done during the 481st bharat milap in varanasi...the cm should resign and go back to… pic.twitter.com/TCdRO8waqI
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) October 14, 2024
Responding to the incident, Zia-ur-Rehman Barq, SP leader and MP from Sambhal said that the kind of incidents occurring in Uttar Pradesh are a proof of the government's failure to handle law and order. Barq said that the police and administration have completely failed in their task leaving criminals fearless. The government only wants the rule of its supporters but do not care for law and order. The government system has completely failed, he added.
"Incidents like the one in Bahraich clearly show that BJP government has no right to remain in power. President's rule should be imposed in the state in order to restore democracy and peace. The matter should be investigated impartially and whoever guilty should be punished severely. Also, it is not for the government to punish but it is the responsibility of the courts. Many fake encounters have taken place in the BJP government, which are condemnable," he said.
Another leader of the party, former minister and MLA from Ghazipur, Om Prakash Singh said, alleged that the law and order has completely collapsed in the state leading to an atmosphere of anarchy. "CM Yogi sees with ears not eyes with the government itself inciting the riots. The government is working like a gang, where neither the public is being heard, nor the safety of public representatives being ensured. MLAs and ministers are getting killed and riots are breaking out between two communities. It seems that the government has completely abandoned its responsibility. CM Yogi is talking about taking action against the culprits, but this is just a pretence," Singh said.
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