Lucknow: Controversial Muslim cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan yesterday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav of being “unable to take tough decisions” while dealing with the communal flare up in the state.
“Had Akhilesh shown strictness at the time of riots in Kosi Kalan in Mathura, the Muzaffarnagar incident would not have taken place,” Khan said.
At least four persons were killed in Kosi Kalan in June last year, two months after Akhilesh government came to power.
Khan has reportedly resigned from the post of Advisor to the State Government on Handloom and Textiles—which accords him the status of minister of state, after communal riots in Muzaffarnagar. However, he was reluctant to clear the air on the matter of putting up his papers.
