Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath’s remark, ‘mitti me mila denge’ sparked row in UP Vidhan Sabha today. It was in reference to the killing of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the BSP MLA murder case of 2005.
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Prayagraj: In the Uttar Pradesh Assembly session on February 25, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath locked horns with Samajwadi Party’s Akhilesh Yadav over the killing of the prime witness in the BSP MLA murder case of 2005. During a heated session, CM lashed out and said, ” Mafiyaon ko mitti me mila denge (we will destroy the mafia).”
He further iterated on the ‘ zero tolerance policy’. Accusing Samjwadi Party (SP) of nurturing the criminal he said, ” Government is working on the incident of Prayagraj on the basis of zero-tolerance policy. But the criminal who was involved in the incident, was he not nurtured by Samajwadi Party? Was he not made MP by SP. We’ll not spare these mafias.”
Meanwhile, the SP chief said that” the way bombs were hurdled yesterday, it is clear that this govt has completely failed and a gang war-like situation has developed. Is this Ramrajya where guns are being fired openly? Police is a complete failure and BJP is responsible.”
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The mafia who has done this act is absconding from the state today, whoever the mafia may be, our government will not let ‘mafia raj’ prevail in the state, said UP CM.
Key Witness In BSP MLA Murder Case 2005 Shot Dead In Prayagraj
A prime witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA, Umesh Pal was shot dead in broad daylight just outside his residence in Prayagraj on Friday. The assailants attacked Pal as soon as he stepped out of his vehicle in front of his home. In the gunfire incident one of bodyguards was also shot who later succumbed to his bullet injuries in the hospital.
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Severely injured Umesh Pal was rushed to Swaroop Rani Nehru Hospital where he succumbed during treatment, police said.
