BJP president JP Nadda, as per sources, has also warned the party’s UP chief over the conduct of BJP MLA Surendra Singh.
BJP MLA Surendra Singh, who has been staunchly defending an aide accused of shooting dead a man in public in Ballia last week, has been asked by BJP Chief JP Nadda to provide an explanation. BJP president JP Nadda, as per sources, has also warned the party’s UP chief over the conduct of BJP MLA Surendra Singh, NDTV reported.
Earlier, during a Panchayat meeting in the presence of officials and the police, former army man Dhirendra Singh allegedly shot a villager dead. The video of the incident was doing rounds on the internet.
Missing since the shooting on Thursday, Dhirendra Singh was arrested yesterday. He was caught on the highway after he filed a request to surrender, apparently to avoid police interrogation, NDTV reported.
An MLA from Ballia, Surendra Singh, has defended the alleged killer since the incident and even claimed he shot the villager, Jai Prakash, in “self-defence”. The BJP MLA also hit out at the UP police and administration for a “one-sided inquiry”.
As per sources, BJP President JP Nadda called up the party’s UP chief Swatantra Dev Singh and warned him “strongly” over the MLA’s behaviour. Reportedly, the UP BJP chief has been ordered by JP Nadda to serve show-cause notice to Surendra Singh and has reportedly warned of action if there is any attempt to interfere in the investigation.
Earlier, Surendra Singh had said that such a casualty could “happen anywhere”. Then the BJP MLA said: “I condemn the tragic incident but I also condemn the administration’s one-sided investigation. If Dhirendra Singh had not fired in self-defence, dozens from his family would have been killed. He had no other alternative except for marne aur maarne (dying or killing).”
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