Union Home Minister Amit Shah addresses a public meeting ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, in Atrauli.
Highlights
- Mafias can only be found in UP jails or candidate list of Samajwadi Party, says Amit Shah
- Amit Shah made the remark in a poll rally in UP's Atrauli
- UP assembly elections will be held in 7 phases beginning February 10
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a scathing attack at the Samajwadi Party (SP) ahead of the forthcoming elections saying mafias in Uttar Pradesh can only be found in jails or in the candidate list of the SP.
Speaking at a poll rally in Atrauli, Home Minister Amit Shah said that if you search for the mafia in Uttar Pradesh then it is visible in only three places which are jails, outside UP, and in the list of candidates of Samajwadi Party.
Hailing UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, Amit Shah said in UP, the police were afraid of the mafia but now gangsters have moved out from Uttar Pradesh under CM Yogi's leadership.
On Saturday, Amit Shah took a swipe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying he does not have "shame" while talking "lies" about the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh where the BJP government has chased away criminals and mafias who flourished during the earlier regime.
He also scoffed at Yadav and RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary’s display of togetherness and said leaders of these parties will be seen together only till election. He said in the event of government formation, people like Azam Khan and Atiq Ahmad will take centre stage and Chaudhary will not be seen anywhere.
Seeking support for the saffron party in western Uttar Pradesh, Shah invoked eminent Jat leader late prime minister Chaudhary Charan Singh and farmers' leader Mahendra Singh Tikait, and asked if anyone can forget the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots during which “victims were made accused”.
The home minister also reeled out comparative crime figures under the present Yogi Adityanath-led state government and the one headed by Yadav before him, and dared the Samajwadi Party (SP) chief to come out with the statistics of his governance.
Addressing the 'matdaataas' (voters), Shah referred to the Muzaffarnagar riots during the Samajwadi Party rule.
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