Firebrand MP of the BJP from Gorakhpur, Yogi Adityanath, whom the party high command handed over responsibility of ensuring victory of party candidates in the bypolls, found himself in fresh trouble over his alleged hate speech.
Senior officers reportedly sent the alleged CD of the “hate speech” of the BJP MP for forensic examination. It may be mentioned that Yogi has been named as the BJP’s campaign committee member for the next month’s by-elections to 11 Assembly and one lok Sabha seat in the State. The BJP MP along with Union Minister Kalraj Mishra and State BJP president laxmikant Bajpai would address election meetings in all the seats, where the bypolls are being held. This particular ‘hate’ speech is dated January 27, 2007 and was made near Gorakhpur Railway Station.
State police’s CB-CID wing is probing a case against the controversial MP for his role in Gorakhpur riots of January 2007. A case was also registered against him on CJM Gorakhpur’s order in 2008 at Cantonment police station in the district. Cases under Sections 120B, 153, 153A, 153B, 147, 148, 149, 143, 436, 395, 307, 302 of the IPC and seventh Criminal law Amendment Act were also registered against the Yogi.