A short time after gangster turned politician Atiq Ahmed was shot lifeless in Prayagraj, a number of leaders together with former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took to Twitter on Saturday night time to condemn the act.Â
Yadav stated that crime has reached its peak within the state and the morale of the ‘criminals’ has grown by leaps and bounds. Taking to Twitter, he wrote in Hindi, “Crime has reached its peak in UP and the morale of the criminals is high. When someone can be killed openly despite being surrounded by a security cordon, one can imagine the state of the general public. Due to this (alleged encounter killings), an ambience of fear is being created among the public. It seems that some people are deliberately creating such an ambience.”
All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) cheif Assaduddin Owaisi too stated, “Atiq and his brother were in police custody. He was handcuffed. JSR slogans were also raised. The killing of both is the failure of Yogi’s law and order system. Those celebrating encounter raj are also responsible for this murder.”
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