Mayawati Asks Centre To Remove UP CM, Demands President’s Rule To Be Imposed In State

Taking a dig at UP CM Yogi Adityanath, Mayawati said that he failed at ensuring the law and order in the state and that he should return to his “Gorakhnath Math”.

Hathras| Slamming UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for his failure to ensure the safety of women in the state, Former UP CM and BSP chief Mayawati has sought Centre’s intervention in the matter. The Dalit leader also demanded President’s Rule be imposed in the state. Her statement came hours after Uttar Pradesh reported another case of Brutal gangrape with a Dalit college student in Balrampur.

She said that she thought that Yogi Adityanath govt will take steps after the nation-wide outrage post-Hathras incident. “I feel that anti-social elements have taken over the state completely and there is no rule of law left in Uttar Pradesh,” Mayawati said. She added that the Balrampur incident is a replay of Hathras incident and demanded that President’s Rule should be imposed in the state.

1. यूपी पुलिस द्वारा हाथरस की गैंगरेप दलित पीड़िता के शव को उसके परिवार को न सौंपकर उनकी मर्जी के बिना व उनकी गैर-मौजूदगी में ही कल आधी रात को अन्तिम संस्कार कर देना लोगों में काफी संदेह व आक्रोश पैदा करता है। बीएसपी पुलिस के ऐसे गलत रवैये की कड़े शब्दों में निन्दा करती है। 1/2

— Mayawati (@Mayawati) September 30, 2020

Taking a dig at UP CM Yogi Adityanath, she said that he failed at ensuring the law and order in the state and that he should return to his “Gorakhnath Math”. “The BJP should entrust the government to some another leader who can manage things better,” she added.

The 20-year-old Dalit woman was gang-raped and left to die allegedly by four upper-caste men in Hathras on September 14. She died in Safdarganj hospital on Tuesday. The brutal incident has shaken the country and has sparked nationwide outrage.

Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi to visit the family of gangrape victim:

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Congress General Secretary in charge of Uttar Pradesh Priyanka Gandhi Vadra are expected to visit the grieving family of Hathras Gangrape victim.

Also Read: Horror in Balrampur: Dalit Teen Drugged and Raped, Limbs Broken, Dies On The Way To Hospital

Delhi: Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leave for Hathras in Uttar Pradesh where a 19-year-old woman was gang-raped. pic.twitter.com/9tePa8NLrg

— ANI (@ANI) October 1, 2020

Borders of Hathras are sealed. Section 144 of CrPC has been imposed in the district, more than 5 people are not allowed to gather. We've no information about Priyanka Gandhi's visit. SIT will meet the victim's family members today, media will not be allowed: Hathras DM P Lakshkar pic.twitter.com/bU3MXLre7x

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 1, 2020

Both the Congress leaders have been targeting the UP Government led by CM Yogi Adityanath over the high handed manner in which the case was allegedly handled. While Priyanka Gandhi Vadra sought the resignation of UP CM, Rahul Gandhi hit at UP administration calling it a “Jungle Raj”. Yesterday Priyanka Gandhi had said that she will visit the family soon.

Security Beefed Up Ahead of Visit:

Meanwhile, security has been beefed up at the DND flyover ahead of Priyanka Gandhi’s visit to Hathras. The Gandhis are expected to be accompanied by Congress national spokesperson PL Punia, Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee President Anil Chaudhary, Congress leader Sushmita Dev will accompany Priyanka Gandhi to Hathras.

Noida: Congress workers greet & raise slogans in support of party leaders Rahul & Priyanka Gandhi who are on their way to Harthras where an 19-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped, at the toll plaza on Delhi-Noida Direct Flyway. pic.twitter.com/eJizvpLhV0

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 1, 2020

Hathras DM Praveen Kumar Laxkar informed reporters that the borders of the town have been sealed and Section 144 has been imposed. On Wednesday, condemning the hasty cremation of the victim allegedly without family’s consent, Youth Congress workers staged a protest outside UP Bhawan along with Left activists and Bhim Army workers. Many of the protesters were detained by the police.