UP News: Political Tension Escalates Over Mangesh Yadav's Encounter In Sultanpur | ABP News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UP News: Political Tension Escalates Over Mangesh Yadav's Encounter In Sultanpur | ABP News

ABP News  

Political tensions in Uttar Pradesh have intensified following the police encounter involving Mangesh Yadav in Sultanpur. The incident has generated significant outrage, with Yadav's family accusing the police of excessive force and questioning the legitimacy of the encounter. Rahul Gandhi, the Congress MP and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, has condemned the BJP on social media, criticizing the deteriorating law and order situation in BJP-ruled states. This statement highlights growing concerns about the normalization of extrajudicial killings under BJP governance, fueling further political debate on law enforcement practices in Uttar Pradesh.

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Congress MP on Sambhal violence: Police distorted facts, involved in unrest
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Congress MP on Sambhal violence: Police distorted facts, involved in unrest

India Today  

In the aftermath of the recent violence in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, Congress MP Imran Masood has accused the local police of being directly involved in the unrest that left five people dead and many others injured. Speaking to the media, Masood alleged that the police distorted facts about the incident and raised serious questions about their actions during the clashes. …

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav blame Uttar Pradesh government for Sambhal violence
4 weeks ago

Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav blame Uttar Pradesh government for Sambhal violence

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Monday held the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Uttar Pradesh government responsible for the violence in Sambhal. While Mr. Yadav accused the State government of orchestrating the “riot”, Mr. Gandhi said that the administration’s “insensitive action” without listening to all parties “vitiated” the situation. When people …

What happened in Sambhal? Deadly clashes light political fire
4 weeks ago

What happened in Sambhal? Deadly clashes light political fire

India Today  

The political showdown over Sunday’s violent clashes in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal escalated on Monday, with a case filed against Samajwadi Party MP Ziaur Rahman Barq. The Muslim community and SP leaders alleged that the survey team arrived without prior notice on Sunday, and the claim has been refuted by the district administration, police and the complainants. Sambhal MP: Samajwadi Party …

FIRs against Rahul Gandhi over statements on Sikhs in India
3 months ago

FIRs against Rahul Gandhi over statements on Sikhs in India

The Hindu  

Multiple First Information Reports have been registered against former Congress president Rahul Gandhi in various districts of Chhattisgarh over his recent statements on the Sikh community made during the leader’s recent visit to the U.S. Cases have been filed in the capital Raipur and a couple of other cities, including Bilaspur and Durg, with police sources adding that more such …

Sultanpur encounter: “Police fired in self-defence,” says U.P. Minister O.P. Rajbhar
3 months, 1 week ago

Sultanpur encounter: “Police fired in self-defence,” says U.P. Minister O.P. Rajbhar

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Minister O.P. Rajbhar launched an attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday over allegations that the BJP government is making the State 'capital of fake encounters'. "We want to ask the Samajwadi Party leader whether Mangesh Yadav was involved in the loot that took place in the Sultanpur incident or not?. Attacking the Samajwadi Party, Mr. …

Akhilesh Yadav attacks Yogi Adityanath: Not offended by remarks made by someone on his way out
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav attacks Yogi Adityanath: Not offended by remarks made by someone on his way out

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in an apparent dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said he is not offended by remarks made by "someone on his way out". Criticising the law and order situation in the state, Mr. Yadav said the the BJP government has made it a habit of being rebuked by the courts. Anyway, …

UP News: Rahul Gandhi Slams UP Government Over Mangesh Yadav Encounter | ABP News
3 months, 2 weeks ago

UP News: Rahul Gandhi Slams UP Government Over Mangesh Yadav Encounter | ABP News

ABP News  

Political tensions have escalated in Uttar Pradesh following the encounter of Mangesh Yadav in Sultanpur. The incident has sparked outrage, with Mangesh Yadav's family accusing the police of brutality and questioning the fairness of the encounter. He emphasized that the tears of Mangesh Yadav's family raise a crucial question for the entire nation: "Who decides who lives and who dies— …

Congress doing politics over Katni incident but silent on Kolkata rape-murder case, alleges MP BJP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress doing politics over Katni incident but silent on Kolkata rape-murder case, alleges MP BJP

The Hindu  

The Madhya Pradesh BJP on Friday accused the Congress of playing politics over the Katni incident in which a woman and her grandson were beaten up by the Government Railway Police personnel, and questioned the Opposition party's "silence" over the rape-murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata. The Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday suspended six GRP personnel, including a police …

Two fresh FIRs against right-wing religious leader Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj over communal speech
4 months ago

Two fresh FIRs against right-wing religious leader Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj over communal speech

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A day after the Thane city police filed an FIR against Mahant Ramgiri Maharaj, a right-wing religious leader, for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Islam and Prophet Muhammad, two fresh FIRs were registered by the Mahim and Pydhonie police on Sunday for hurting religious feelings and promoting enmity. HT Image Ramgiri Maharaj during a recently held religious event at …

Ayodhya rape case: BJP delegation meets victim's family amid political spat
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Ayodhya rape case: BJP delegation meets victim's family amid political spat

India TV News  

A Bharatiya Janata Party delegation led by Rajya Sabha MP Baburam Nishad on Sunday met family members of the rape victim in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh. SP 'protecting rapists', says Keshav Maurya BJP senior leader and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya accused the Samajwadi Party of "protecting rapists" after its chief Akhilesh Yadav demanded a DNA test of …

Hate Speech: High Court Grants 4 Weeks To Maharashtra Police For Obtaining Sanction To Prosecute BJP Leader Vikram Pawaskar
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Hate Speech: High Court Grants 4 Weeks To Maharashtra Police For Obtaining Sanction To Prosecute BJP Leader Vikram Pawaskar

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court on Thursday ordered the Maharashtra Police to obtain a sanction to prosecute Bharatiya Janata Party State Vice President Vikram Pawaskar, for charges of hate speech, within four weeks.A division bench of Justices Revati Mohite-Dere and Prithviraj Chavan noted the submissions of Chief Public Prosecutor Hiten Venegavkar, who told the judges that the chargesheet in. The Bombay …

UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls Samajwadi Party ‘serious threat’ to women
4 months, 3 weeks ago

UP CM Yogi Adityanath calls Samajwadi Party ‘serious threat’ to women

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday criticised Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, calling it a ‘serious threat’ and alleging that members of the party are involved in crimes against women. During the Monsoon session of the state assembly, Adityanath referred to the late Mulayam Singh Yadav's 2014 statement, "ladke hain, galti ho jati hai". He stated that after the …

Hathras Stampede: What All Has Happened In The Tragic Case So Far? Baba Bhole's First Appearance
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras Stampede: What All Has Happened In The Tragic Case So Far? Baba Bhole's First Appearance

ABP News  

Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday informed about the arrest of the main organiser, Dev Prakash Madhukar, along with two other suspects, Ram Prakash Shakya and Sanju Yadav in the Hathras stampede case. In a statement released by the UP DIPR, the police detailed the arrests, noting that Madhukar, who had a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was …

U.P. govt. trying to hide its failure with minor arrests, says Akhilesh
5 months, 2 weeks ago

U.P. govt. trying to hide its failure with minor arrests, says Akhilesh

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on July 6 described the arrests over the Hathras stampede as a conspiracy in itself, alleging that the Uttar Pradesh government is trying to hide its failure by making “minor arrests”. Mr. Yadav, in a post on X, demanded an immediate judicial inquiry into the arrests, and tagged a letter addressed to him by a …

Hathras stampede: UP govt hiding its failure by making minor arrests, says Akhilesh Yadav
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Hathras stampede: UP govt hiding its failure by making minor arrests, says Akhilesh Yadav

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of trying to hide its failure in the Hathras stampede that killed 121 people by making "minor arrests". In a post on 'X' in Hindi, Yadav said, "To hide its failure in the 'Hathras incident', the UP government wants to shirk responsibility for the deaths of hundreds …

Anjali murder case: BJP says women need protection, not guarantee schemes
7 months, 1 week ago

Anjali murder case: BJP says women need protection, not guarantee schemes

The Hindu  

Even as the two teams constituted to nab the accused in Anjali Ambiger’s murder have launched a manhunt, BJP leaders and members courted arrest while protesting against the brutal murder. On Thursday, scores of BJP members led by party leaders including MLA Mahesh Tenginakai took out a protest march in Hubballi raising slogans against the State government and seeking protection …

Clashes Erupt During Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra
11 months ago

Clashes Erupt During Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: After clashes erupted between Congress and BJP workers in Assam during Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in that state, with the party claiming that some of its senior leaders were attacked, Congress state units across the country launched protests on Monday evening. All across India, PCCs and DCCs are instructed to hold large-scale protests tomorrow evening and …

‘Palghar-kind lynching’: BJP targets Mamata govt over ‘assault’ on sadhus in Bengal's Purulia; 12 arrested
11 months, 1 week ago

‘Palghar-kind lynching’: BJP targets Mamata govt over ‘assault’ on sadhus in Bengal's Purulia; 12 arrested

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has lashed out at the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, after a video went viral showing a group of sadhus being purportedly thrashed by a mob in the Purulia district. Equating the incident with the 2020 Palghar mob lynching, Amit Malviya, wrote, "Absolutely shocking incident reported from Purulia in West Bengal… Sadhus travelling to Gangasagar …

BJP to stage protests, accuses Congress government of being anti-Hindu
11 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP to stage protests, accuses Congress government of being anti-Hindu

Deccan Chronicle  

BENGALURU: Bharatiya Janata Party leaders criticized the ruling Congress government in Karnataka over arrest of a pro-Hindu activist Srikanth Pujari in Hubballi over a police case filed in 1992 during the violence in Hubballi which took place following demolition of Bari Masjid at Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh and condemning the arrest, the BJP leaders have called for a protest on Wednesday …

Those behind Kanhaiya Lal murder are 'BJP people': Rajasthan CM Gehlot
1 year, 1 month ago

Those behind Kanhaiya Lal murder are 'BJP people': Rajasthan CM Gehlot

The Hindu  

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party of whipping up communal passions ahead of the Assembly election, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Lal was killed by BJP workers who had been released from police detention under pressure a few days before the incident in June last year. Police had arrested them in some other case, but BJP …

Encounter Killings In Uttar Pradesh Celebrated As Achievements, Police Officials Given Promotions & Awards: Petitioner Tells Supreme Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Encounter Killings In Uttar Pradesh Celebrated As Achievements, Police Officials Given Promotions & Awards: Petitioner Tells Supreme Court

Live Law  

The PIL petitioner who approached the Supreme Court seeking independent investigation into the police encounter killings in Uttar Pradesh has refuted the statements made by the State in its status report. Advocate Vishal Tiwari, the petitioner, in his rejoinder said, "Encounter killings are often celebrated as achievements by state police officials, further encouraging arbitrary and unconstitutional actions. He also said …

Will not tolerate those who harass women: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot
1 year, 4 months ago

Will not tolerate those who harass women: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

The Hindu  

Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on August 5 said people with a criminal mindset misbehaving with women will not be tolerated in the State and that he has directed police to deal with them strictly. Asked about the Opposition BJP's constant attack against his government on the law and order issue, Mr. Gehlot said the party was deliberately creating a …

Making a riot: The Hindu Editorial on the communal clashes in Haryana
1 year, 4 months ago

Making a riot: The Hindu Editorial on the communal clashes in Haryana

The Hindu  

At a time when the tremors of ethnic clashes in Manipur have not yet settled, communal clashes in Haryana, in regions abutting the national capital, claimed six lives this week. Tension had been building up for days, beginning with a Bajrang Dal member and self-styled cow vigilante uploading videos on social media platforms, announcing that he and his team would …

Supreme indictment: on Manipur crisis and the Supreme Court of India’s censure
1 year, 4 months ago

Supreme indictment: on Manipur crisis and the Supreme Court of India’s censure

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has pulled up the Manipur government for its “lethargic” investigations into the ethnic violence in the sensitive border State that began on May 3 and which has still not been doused. Pointing out that arrests have been “few and far between”, in the context of around 6,500 first information reports filed in relation to the violence, the …

India’s northern Haryana state tense after 5 killed in communal clashes between Hindus and Muslims
1 year, 4 months ago

India’s northern Haryana state tense after 5 killed in communal clashes between Hindus and Muslims

Associated Press  

NUH, India — Indian authorities imposed a curfew, suspended internet service and deployed thousands of paramilitary forces Tuesday to parts of northern Haryana state after deadly communal clashes spread to Gurugram, a city just outside the capital, New Delhi. The violence began Monday afternoon when Hindus and Muslims clashed with each other in Haryana’s Nuh district during a religious procession …

Under Opposition attack over Manipur, BJP highlights crimes in Rajasthan, West Bengal
1 year, 5 months ago

Under Opposition attack over Manipur, BJP highlights crimes in Rajasthan, West Bengal

The Hindu  

The war of words between Opposition parties and the BJP over the violence in Manipur escalated on Saturday after the ruling party raised the issue of crimes against women in Congress-ruled Rajasthan and Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal and questioned the “silence” of the Opposition. ‘False equivalence’ Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh tweeted, ”The Prime Minister and his drum beaters are …

Plaint against Nitish, Tejashwi in Patna court over lathi charge on BJP workers
1 year, 5 months ago

Plaint against Nitish, Tejashwi in Patna court over lathi charge on BJP workers

The Hindu  

A complaint was lodged in a court in Patna against Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and four others in connection with the baton charge on a BJP procession in the city earlier this week. The petition has been filed in Patna Civil Court through advocate Sunil Kumar Singh who told reporters, "We have prayed for trial …

Lathi-charge on Bajrang Dal Activists in Indore: MP Home Minister Assures Appropriate Action
1 year, 6 months ago

Lathi-charge on Bajrang Dal Activists in Indore: MP Home Minister Assures Appropriate Action

News 18  

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Monday assured “appropriate action” in connection with the lathi-charge on Bajrang Dal activists in Indore last week during an anti-drug mafia protest, a government official said quoting the minister. BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya also condemned the incident and said stern action should be taken against the policemen involved in the lathi …

Encounter killings: Analysing the strongman phenomenon
1 year, 7 months ago

Encounter killings: Analysing the strongman phenomenon

The Hindu  

Published : May 04, 2023 11:00 IST - 14 MINS READ Let me state it starkly and bluntly. What we got instead was Adityanath’s triumphalism: “Those who were a threat are now under threat themselves.” The aggressiveness of Adityanath’s public posture introduces a new dimension to the tension between legitimacy, given by citizens to the police action, and legality, since …

Busy in unifying Opposition ahead of LS polls 2024, is CM Nitish losing grip over Bihar?
1 year, 7 months ago

Busy in unifying Opposition ahead of LS polls 2024, is CM Nitish losing grip over Bihar?

India Today  

In an apparent case of misplaced priorities, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is engrossed in bolstering the bulwark of Opposition at a time when the state of law and order of Bihar demands his interference. Even as ruling Mahagathbandhan and Opposition trade charges over the claimed Jungle Raj and Janta Raj, back-to-back attacks on government officials in the state capital by …

Mamata Banerjee says encounters in UP became 'normal', suggests people to protest
1 year, 8 months ago

Mamata Banerjee says encounters in UP became 'normal', suggests people to protest

Hindustan Times  

Encounters have become ‘normal’ for people in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday alleged as she doubled down her attack against the Yogi Adityanath government after gangster-turned politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at point-blank range on Saturday. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference at Nabanna, in Howrah, …

Killing of Atiq Ahmad as heinous as Umesh Pal murder case: Mayawati
1 year, 8 months ago

Killing of Atiq Ahmad as heinous as Umesh Pal murder case: Mayawati

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday said the killing of gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf in police custody in Prayagraj raises serious questions over the style of functioning of the Uttar Pradesh government.It would be better if the Supreme Court takes cognisance of this "extremely serious and worrisome" incident, which is being discussed across the country, the former …

‘Weak charges…’: Congress slams BJP for protecting accused of Delhi woman death
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Weak charges…’: Congress slams BJP for protecting accused of Delhi woman death

Hindustan Times  

All India Mahila Congress president Netta D'Souza on Monday questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party on the death of a 20-year-old woman after she was hit by a car and dragged for a few kilometres in Delhi's Sultanpuri. Pointing out that the accused have been booked under relatively tenuous charges, the Congress leader alleged that one of the prime accused is …

‘Objective was to harm Hindus': Court frames charges against ex-AAP councillor Hussain in 2020 Delhi riots
2 years ago

‘Objective was to harm Hindus': Court frames charges against ex-AAP councillor Hussain in 2020 Delhi riots

Firstpost  

In scathing observations, a Delhi court while framing charges against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and others in the 2020 Delhi riots case, said all the accused targeted Hindus with an “objective to harm them in every possible manner”. New Delhi: In scathing observations, a Delhi court while framing charges against former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and others in the …

Shivpal Yadav alleges that BJP is sabotaging UP's Lok Sabha bypoll
2 years ago

Shivpal Yadav alleges that BJP is sabotaging UP's Lok Sabha bypoll

Firstpost  

He also claimed that the district administration and the police conducted raids on the residences of Samajwadi Party workers Lucknow: A day ahead of the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Singh Yadav on Sunday alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party is sabotaging the Lok Sabha by-polls as drones are being used to monitor his party workers …

Woman killed in clash between Uttar Pradesh Police, villagers in Uttarakhand
2 years, 2 months ago

Woman killed in clash between Uttar Pradesh Police, villagers in Uttarakhand

The Hindu  

“The wife of a senior block pramukh was killed after a clash broke out between local residents and personnel of Uttar Pradesh Police near Kashipur in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district on Wednesday evening,” an official said. The clash erupted when a team of Uttar Pradesh Police from Thakurdwara reached Bharatpur village to raid the house of Jaspur senior block …

In India's Bitter Politics, Who Pays the Price for Hate Spread By the Powerful?
2 years, 5 months ago

In India's Bitter Politics, Who Pays the Price for Hate Spread By the Powerful?

The Quint  

As many will recall, in late June, prohibitory orders were imposed in Rajasthan for a month after two men hacked a tailor, identified as Kanhaiya Lal, to death inside his shop in Udaipur and posted a gory video online of the incident. They claimed that it was in retaliation for the victim supporting the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nupur Sharma and …

Times of India thinks VHP, Bajrang Dal, helping those who get death threats for supporting Nupur Sharma could 'escalate tension'
2 years, 5 months ago

Times of India thinks VHP, Bajrang Dal, helping those who get death threats for supporting Nupur Sharma could 'escalate tension'

Op India  

The nation is going through a tumultuous period with Islamists getting emboldened and issuing threats to anyone who does not conform to their worldview. One has to remember that when Kanhaiya Lal was getting death threats, the Rajasthan police refused to file a case and instead, made him get into a “settlement” with the Islamists. On the first page of …

Udaipur killing | Chhattisgarh CM asks BJP to clarify stand on alleged links with accused
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur killing | Chhattisgarh CM asks BJP to clarify stand on alleged links with accused

The Hindu  

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday said the BJP should clarify its stand on its alleged links with the accused in the murder of a tailor in Rajasthan’s Udaipur, and wondered whether the incident was a conspiracy to incite communal violence. On Saturday, the Congress had alleged that the main accused in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case in Udaipur …

Udaipur killing: BJP targets Congress over ‘appeasement politics’
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur killing: BJP targets Congress over ‘appeasement politics’

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress government in Rajasthan for its alleged failure to curb communally-motivated attacks and asserted that the killing of a Hindu tailor by two men in the state was not merely a murder but a “terror attack”. The BJP alleged that terror outfits are flourishing in Rajasthan due to the state …

Udaipur killing: Who are the assailants? And why the murder is being treated as a terror case?
2 years, 5 months ago

Udaipur killing: Who are the assailants? And why the murder is being treated as a terror case?

Firstpost  

The murder of a tailor in Udaipur, which was recorded on camera by assailants, is being treated as a terror incident. The National Investigation Agency is likely to take over the case, as links of the killers to terror organisations are being probed The murder of a tailor in Udaipur, which was filmed and posted online, has sent shockwaves throughout …

No Milord, Providing Details of an Alleged Offence in an FIR Is Not 'Soft Porn'
2 years, 6 months ago

No Milord, Providing Details of an Alleged Offence in an FIR Is Not 'Soft Porn'

The Quint  

2020 was a good year for the Allahabad High Court, when it showed how a constitutional court could stand up for civil liberties even against a strong and powerful government – and even correct course when it got things wrong. It ordered Uttar Pradesh authorities to take down their 'name and shame' banners being used to target anti-Citizenship Act protesters, …

Amid FIRs and arrests, uneasy calm prevails in U.P.’s Saharanpur
2 years, 6 months ago

Amid FIRs and arrests, uneasy calm prevails in U.P.’s Saharanpur

The Hindu  

Days after violence erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur over the controversial remarks made by now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammed, uneasy calm prevails in the city amid filing of various FIRs and arrests. Mr. Upadhyaya said, “I’ve never seen such a crowd, I could recall the 2014 attacks but this was even more intense.” Subhash Gulati, 73, who …

Victim of Karauli violence shares the pain of Hindus, says Hindus selectively targeted in FIRs
2 years, 6 months ago

Victim of Karauli violence shares the pain of Hindus, says Hindus selectively targeted in FIRs

Op India  

On 2 April 2022, violence had broken out in Karauli, Rajasthan during the Hindu New Year procession. Many others had also suffered injuries in the stone-pelting but are now recovering after treatment.” After the incident, cases were filed selectively against Hindu youth Vaibhav said, “The day the violence took place, the police registered an FIR and named dozens of people …

'How is this justice': Akhilesh Yadav slams state for demolishing house of Prayagraj violence accused
2 years, 6 months ago

'How is this justice': Akhilesh Yadav slams state for demolishing house of Prayagraj violence accused

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government for demolising parts of house belonging to the alleged main accused in the Prayagraj violence. Persons due to whom the situation in the country worsened and there was a strong reaction around the world are under security and peaceful protesters are punished using bulldozers." READ | Prophet row: …

Case against former SP MLA Rameshwar Yadav for alleged illegal occupation of government land
2 years, 6 months ago

Case against former SP MLA Rameshwar Yadav for alleged illegal occupation of government land

Firstpost  

The SP leaders have been accused of illegally occupying the government’s barren land and building a marriage hall and their houses on it, the police officer said Etah, UP: A case was registered on 11 June against ex-Samajwadi Party MLA Rameshwar Yadav, who was arrested two days ago in another case, for alleged illegal occupation of a government land, police …

Take strict action: Yogi Adityanath to police amid protests over Prophet remarks
2 years, 6 months ago

Take strict action: Yogi Adityanath to police amid protests over Prophet remarks

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday ordered the police to deal strictly with the 'anti-social elements' following violent protests in the state over the remarks made by the now suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma on Prophet Muhammad. According to reports, the officers have been given complete freedom and clear instructions to take strict action against the 'anti-social' elements …

Kanpur violence: BSP chief Mayawati asks UP government to take action by 'rising above religion, caste'
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: BSP chief Mayawati asks UP government to take action by 'rising above religion, caste'

Firstpost  

Mayawati’s statement came after violence broke out in Kanpur on Friday, when President Kovind, PM Modi, UP Governor Anandiben Patel and CM Yogi Adityanath attended a function at the president’s ancestral village in Kanpur Dehat Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati Saturday attacked the state government over the violence and stone-pelting in Kanpur, asking the BJP dispensation to take action …

Kanpur violence: Hindus singled out and attacked, CM Yogi orders police to invoke Gangster Act against rioters
2 years, 6 months ago

Kanpur violence: Hindus singled out and attacked, CM Yogi orders police to invoke Gangster Act against rioters

Op India  

In the violence that erupted in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur district on May 3, Friday, Islamists had singled out the Hindus by their names and assaulted them, reports Zee News. The violence had erupted over a call by Islamists to shut down the shops in the area in protest against BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma for allegedly committing ‘blasphemy’ against Prophet Muhammad …

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