A bunch of Muslims on Friday shouted slogans in help of slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf Ahmed, and son Asad Ahmed right here, and termed their killings a conspiracy by the Yogi Adityanath authorities in Uttar Pradesh. Following the incident, police swung into motion to apprehend the protesters, particularly Rais Ghaznavi, who’s termed one of many leaders. A lot of folks assembled on the Jama mosque close to Patna Junction to supply “Alvida Ka Namaz” on the final day of Ramzan month. After the prayers, a bit of them got here out on the roads and shouted slogans of “Shaheed Atiq Ahmed Amar Rahe, Ashraf Ahmed Amar Rahe, and Asad Ahmed Amar Rahe”. They have additionally shouted slogans towards the Centre and the UP authorities.
At the protest, Ghaznavi mentioned: “Uttar Pradesh`s Yogi Adityanath government is responsible for the murder of Atiq Ahmed, his brother, and son. They have used criminals to murder them in a planned way. The state government, UP police, media and court are involved in the conspiracy.” Asked whether or not Atiq Ahmed was a prison, he mentioned: “There are law and the courts in the country. If the court would give the death penalty to them, we have no objection to it. But the way criminals were used to kill the brothers are objectionable. The court had given the remand to Uttar Pradesh Police and it was their responsibility to provide them security. Three persons came in and they murdered the two in a planned way.”
“We have prayed to Allah to accept the martyrdom of Shaheed Atiq Ahmed and his brother,” he added. During the protest march, there have been policemen deployed round Jama mosque however they didn’t act then. Now, Patna police are conducting raids at a number of locations to nab him. Ghaznavi is claimed to run a leather-based bag store close to the mosque. When media individuals requested about his career, he mentioned that he simply roams the streets. The native Kotwali police reached there for his arrest however he was not current there. Meanwhile, BJP sharply reacted towards the protests and occasion chief Haribhushan Thakur demanding sturdy motion towards the protesters. “The way people have shouted slogans in favour of slain gangster Atiq Ahmed is not right. These people should be hanged or be killed in encounters,” Thakur mentioned. “Everyone knows who Atiq Ahmed was. People are creating an atmosphere in Bihar after his murder. Chief Minister should take action in the strongest possible manner. We are saying right from the beginning that people are promoting the PFI model in Bihar. Now, the truth has come out and Nitish Kumar is watching it silently,” he claimed. BJP OBC Morcha General Secretary and Bihar BJP spokesperson Nikhil Anand accused the Grand Alliance authorities of “giving protection to anti-national and criminal elements”.
“The RJD, JD-U, Congress and Left parties in Bihar are singing marsiyas on the death of criminal Atiq Ahmed. In the capital Patna, if slogans have been raised calling Atiq a martyr, then it is a complete administrative failure of Nitish Kumar. He is giving opportunity to PFI and anti-national elements to flourish in Bihar by keeping the post of Home Minister in his pocket and sitting in the lap of RJD,” Anand alleged. BJP spokesperson Arvind Kumar Singh questioned the state authorities over the incident and demanded it take the strongest attainable motion towards them. “Glorifying criminals and terrorists is not right. Insulting the Prime Minister of the country and a Chief Minister of state is not right,” he mentioned. On the opposite hand, JD-U spokesman Abhishek Jha mentioned: “The way gangster Atiq Ahmed was killed in police custody was not right. He should have been penalised as per the law. His killing in police custody was illegal but at the same time we are not supporting those who are in favour of Atiq Ahmed. The criminals have no religion or caste. Everyone should have to protest against them in the strongest possible manner.”
