Slain Bulandshahr youth’s parents threaten self-immolation outside Yogi Adityanath’s residence
Hindustan TimesThe parents of Sumit Choudhary, the 21-year-old killed in the Bulandshahr mob violence on December 3, have threatened to immolate themselves outside the chief minister’s residence in Lucknow on December 18 to protest the inclusion of their son’s name in the list of suspects and non-acceptance of their demands for compensation so far. After Choudhary, along with police inspector Subodh Kumar Singh, was killed in the clashes between a mob of cattle vigilantes and police, the state government declared an ex gratia payment of ₹10 lakh for Choudhary’s family while the district administration assured them of ₹5 lakh. Meanwhile, right-wing Hindu organisations such as Akhil Bharatiya Sant Parishad, Hindu Raksha Dal, Hindu Swabhiman Dal and Rashtriya Jat Ekta Manch have come forward in support of the family and the army jawan, Jeetendra Malik aka Jeetu Fauji, who has been arrested for the killing of the inspector. Parishad’s national convenor Yati Narsinghanand Sarswati, Hindu Swabhiman Dal’s national president Yati Maa Chetnanand Saraswati, Hindu Raksha Dal’s Pinki Choudhary and Beerpal Singh of Jat Ekta Manch met the family and assured them of support in their ‘fight for justice’.