|
The Yogi Adityanath government faced opposition onslaught on Friday over the killing of policemen during an encounter in Kanpur.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said it was another proof of “hooliganism”, while her sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra asked the government to fix responsibility.
Priyanka took to Twitter to condole the deaths. “Eight policemen were martyred while they went to nab criminals. I pay my condolence to the family of the martyrs. In UP, law and order has become very bad and criminals have no fear. From common man to policemen, no one is safe,” she said.
“The responsibility of law and order is with the chief minister. He should initiate strict action and there should be no laxity in it,” the Congress leader added.
Rahul Gandhi also attacked the Yogi government over the killing of the policemen. He tweeted: “Another proof of ‘gundaraj’ in UP. When the police are not safe, how will the public be? My heartfelt condolences are with the families of the slain martyrs and I wish the injured a speedy recovery,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.
Rahul Gandhi also expressed his condolence to the family of those dead and wished speedy recovery of the injured.
UPCC president Ajay Kumar Lallu also attack on Yogi government over the killing of eight policemen in Kanpur and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party government had lost control over governance and the law and order had completely collapsed.
“This incident is proof of the fact that there is no government in the state. It is jungle raj where even the police are not safe,” he said.
Expressing grief over the martyrdom of eight policemen including a circle officer in an encounter with miscreants in Kanpur, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Friday said that the government need to be more active as far as the law and order situation was concerned.
In a tweet, Mayawati said, “The incident of the death of eight policemen including a DSP and seven others getting injured in an encounter with notorious criminals in Kanpur early today is extremely sad, shameful and unfortunate. It is clear that the UP government needs to act in a more agile and fit manner especially in the matter of law and order.”
She added, “The government should not leave the criminals at any cost in this sensational incident, even if there is a need to carry out a special operation for it. The government should provide a job to a family member of the deceased policemen, along with an appropriate ex gratia amount, this is the BSP’s demand.”