The murder of a three-time MLA from Nighasan in Lakhimpur Kheri gave fresh ammunition to the opposition to attack the UP government.
The Congress tweeted: “Another Brahmin killed. The jungle raj in UP is getting frightening.”
The UP Congress leaders attacked the Yogi Adityanath-led Bharatiya Janata Party government over the incident and alleged that the law and order situation in the state was “grim”.
“Former MLA Nirvendra Kumar Mishra was murdered in Lakhimpur. The jungle raj of Uttar Pradesh is getting scarier as another Brahmin was killed, Yogi government is sleeping,” said the UP Congress’ in a tweet.
Bahujan Samaj Party leader Mayawati also condemned the incident. “The brutal murder of former MLA of Lakhimpur Kheri Shri Nirvendra Kumar Mishra alias ‘Munna’ and the rape of a girl student in the same district, these incidents of murder are extremely sad and worrying,” she said in a tweet. “The government should take strict action against the culprits, so that such painful incidents are stopped in the state,” she added.
Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav said the state was “shaken up” by the brutal killing of the former MLA.
“In the presence of the police today, the state has been shaken by the brutal killing of Shri Nirvendra Munna ji, who was a three-time MLA, in Lakhimpur in broad daylight. Condolences. Under BJP rule, people of the state are not only worried about the law and order, but are also fearful,” he said in a tweet.