Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati Hitting out at the Uttar Pradesh government over law and order situation on Saturday, he said that ‘Jungle Raj’ is going on in the state as violence and indecent behavior have been faced by women in the panchayat elections.
Mayawati’s remarks came after the opposition criticized the state government over incidents of violence during the election of the block panchayat chief.
Clashes were reported from several parts of the state amid allegations that candidates supported by opposition parties were not allowed to file nomination papers.
on Friday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had alleged that in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri, BJP The workers misbehaved with his party candidate Ritu Singh and his proposer Anita Yadav and pulled their ‘saris’.
The brother-in-law of a Block Development Committee member was also killed in Bahraich after he resisted an alleged attempt by the BJP candidate’s husband and supporters to kidnap his relative.
In a tweet on Saturday, Mayawati said, “There is no rule of law in the current BJP rule in UP, but jungle raj is going on, under which widespread violence and indecent treatment of a woman has been done in Panchayat elections. In Lakhimpur Kheri. This is highly condemnable.”
Mayawati’s remarks came after the opposition criticized the state government over incidents of violence during the election of the block panchayat chief.
Clashes were reported from several parts of the state amid allegations that candidates supported by opposition parties were not allowed to file nomination papers.
on Friday, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had alleged that in UP’s Lakhimpur Kheri, BJP The workers misbehaved with his party candidate Ritu Singh and his proposer Anita Yadav and pulled their ‘saris’.
The brother-in-law of a Block Development Committee member was also killed in Bahraich after he resisted an alleged attempt by the BJP candidate’s husband and supporters to kidnap his relative.
In a tweet on Saturday, Mayawati said, “There is no rule of law in the current BJP rule in UP, but jungle raj is going on, under which widespread violence and indecent treatment of a woman has been done in Panchayat elections. In Lakhimpur Kheri. This is highly condemnable.”
1. Jungle Raj is going on in the present BJP government in UP also, under which Panchayat elections were held here… https://t.co/oxCHV4hHNv
— Mayawati (@mayawati) 162588779000
In another tweet, Mayawati attacked the BJP over allegations of damage to the houses of Dalits in Chandauli area.
“Does this reflect their Dalit love? It is sad that Dalit ministers at the Center and in the state are still silent. Why? It is extremely worrying,” he said.
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