Lucknow, Oct 12(UNI) (the states. news)
Slamming the Yogi
Adityanath government over the attack on a priest in Gonda, Bahujan Samaj
Party(BSP) chief Mayawati took a dig at the UP government saying that even the
saints are no longer safe under a ‘saint’s government’.
Ms Mayawati condemned the incident in Gonda where a priest was shot at by some
miscreants and admitted to a hospital on Saturday in a land dispute. The BSP
Chief has asked the state government to ensure safety of the seers and saints.
“Like Rajasthan, a murderous attack on the priest of the temple in Gonda
district of UP by land mafia with the intention of occupying the land of the
temple is very shameful, even saint is no longer safe in the saint’s
government. What could be a worse law and order situation?” she questioned in a
tweet on Monday.
“The government of UP should take strict legal action against the culprits by
taking serious cognizance of all aspects in this matter and the property of all
the land mafias related to this incident must be confiscated as well. Security
of saints and seers should also be increased,” she added.
The priest, Samrat Das of Ram Janaki temple located in the Etiathok Kotwali
area, was referred to Lucknow Trauma Center in a critical condition.
“Two people have been arrested and police are searching for two other people
involved in the attack. The condition of the priest Samrat Das is out of danger
and he is undergoing treatment in Lucknow. All the accused in this case will be
nabbed soon. Both the parties involved in this matter were having a dispute
over a piece of land,” SP Shailesh Kumar Pandey said.
The miscreants shot Das and immediately fled. Another priest of the same temple
was also attacked by miscreants last year and a probe is still going on in the
case. (uni) (media
saheb.com)
Saints are no longer safe in a saint’s govt in UP: Mayawati
