Within 24 hours of slamming the Rajasthan government over the killing of a priest, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati took a dig at the UP government c claiming that even saints were not safe under a ‘saint’s government’.
On Saturday, priest of Ram Janaki temple in Itiyathok Kotwali area, Samrat Das was shot at and injured by assailants over a landed property in Gonda. After initial hospitalisation in Gonda, he was referred to KGMU in Lucknow.
The BSP chief asked the state government to ensure safety of seers and saints.
“Like Rajasthan, a murderous attack on the priest of a temple in Gonda (UP) by the land mafia with the intention of occupying temple land is shameful. Even a saint is no longer safe in a saint’s government. What could be a worse law and order situation ?” she sought to enquire through a tweet on Monday.
“The UP government should take strict action against the culprits by taking cognizance of all aspects and property of all land mafia linked to this incident must be seized. Security of saints and seers should be increased,” she added.
Meanwhile SP of Gonda, Shailesh Kumar Pandey said, “Two persons were arrested and search was on for two other assailants. The condition of the injured priest is out of danger and he is under treatment in Lucknow. The two parties involved had a dispute over a piece of land.”
Another priest of the same temple was also attacked by miscreants last year and a probe is still going on in the case.