Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the BJP government was trying to instil fear among the people.
LUCKNOW (IANS) — Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of trying to fudge facts about the killing of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari by a police constable.
The former Chief Minister visited the victim’s family earlier on Monday and met them for about 35 minutes.
He later charged the police and the state government with hiding details and the circumstances under which the killing of the 38-year-old took place on Saturday. He accused the police of trying to confuse the line of investigation.
The Samajwadi Party leader asked the state government to announce a compensation of Rs 5 crore to the family.
Yadav blamed the state government’s policy of what he said were “staged police encounters” and said that rather than being repentant, many BJP Ministers in the state were coming across as indifferent and casual.
He alleged that the BJP government was trying to instil fear among the people.
Mayawati slam UP Government
Meanwhile, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Monday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh over the killing of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari by a policeman.
In a statement, the four-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said the incident showed the lawlessness in the state.
Extending her sympathies to Tiwari’s family, she said that instead of the widow seeking justice, the state government should have swung into action.
She said she had told Rajya Sabha member Satish Chandra Mishra to meet the Tiwari family and also offer his legal expertise if they do not get justice from the state government.
The Dalit leader also claimed that there were increasing cases of harassment and crimes against the Brahmin community in Uttar Pradesh ever since the BJP government took power last year.
