“Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. But there is no ‘Ram rajya’ (ideal governance) in Uttar Pradesh. ‘Jungle raj’ is prevailing in UP in terms of the law and order situation,” read the editorial of Saamana, Sena’s mouthpiece.
On Saturday, the former ally of the BJP in NDA and the part of current ruling Mahavikas Aghadi in Maharashtra, Shiv Sena slammed the Uttar Pradesh government led by CM Adityanath. Shiv Sena said that “jungle raj” prevails in Uttar Pradesh even as the foundation stone for the Ram temple has been laid at Ayodhya in the state.
The recent incidents of atrocities against women in UP have failed to move the government in that state as well as the Centre, the ruling party in Maharashtra alleged.
“Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. But there is no ‘Ram rajya’ (ideal governance) in Uttar Pradesh. ‘Jungle raj’ is prevailing in UP in terms of the law and order situation,” read the editorial of Saamana, Sena’s mouthpiece.
“Atrocities against women continue to happen and the incidents of rape and murder of young women are on the rise in that state,” it added.
“A 19-year-old woman in Hathras was raped and murdered, which triggered an outrage across the country. In her dying declaration, the victim said that she had been raped. But the UP government now says that she was not raped. Soon after, an incident of gang-rape also took place in UP’s Balrampur,” the Sena added.
Casting aspersions on the UP administration’s claims of “no rape” in Hathras case, the editorial said: “But despite all this, neither the rulers in Delhi nor the Yogi Adityanath government were moved. The government itself says that when there was no rape, why is the opposition crying hoarse. But if the woman was not raped, why did the police cremate her in the dead of the night?”
“Earlier, when the UP government led by Akhilesh Yadav withdrew Yogi Adityanath’s security cover, the latter had cried in the Parliament. Now he himself is the chief minister, but women in his state are not safe,” the party led by Uddhav Thackeray asked.
It also said that the UP police stopped Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from visiting the grieving family in Hathras.
“Gandhi was caught by collar and pushed to the ground. Humiliating a leader of a prominent political party in such a manner is a gang-rape of democracy,” it added.
“The body of Hathras victim was burnt by the police by pouring petrol on it. In which Hindu tradition does this inhuman act fit?” the party questioned.
“When two sadhus were lynched in Palghar (in Maharashtra in April this year), we saw the statements of Yogi Adityanath and the BJP blew the conch of Hindutva. But why is it silent now?” the Sena asked.
The country was never so “lifeless and helpless” in the past, the Sena remarked.
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