SP chief accuses BJP of "moving bulldozer" on martyr's memorial, UP minister denies allegation
Lucknow/Mainpuri (UP), Sep 1: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday claimed the "BJP is now moving bulldozers" even on the memorials of martyrs in Uttar Pradesh, a charge that was rubbished by a state minister and district administration.
His wife Dimple Yadav, Lok Sabha from Mainpuri, said martyrs were being insulted to "benefit the BJP land mafia".
Their remarks came over an incident in Mainpuri district's Kishni tehsil where the boundary wall of a memorial built to honour Kargil martyr Munish Yadav was allegedly demolished by officials last week.
Tourism and Culture Minister Jayveer Singh said the allegations levelled by the SP leaders were "baseless" and "devoid of any fact".
Sub-Divisional Magistrate of Kishni (SDM) Gopal Sharma told PTI the martyr's wife Manju Devi and his brother Avnish Kumar had complained to District Magistrate Avinash Krishna on Friday that in connivance with the land mafia, the boundary wall of the memorial was bulldozed by the 'lekhpal' and 'kanungo' (revenue officials) on August 29, without giving any notice.
Sharma said an illegal temporary construction near the statue was demolished, but the boundary wall of the memorial was not touched.
The SDM also said that the district magistrate has ordered an inquiry and the 'lekhpal' involved in the matter has been suspended.
The SP president condemned the incident, saying, "The BJP is now moving bulldozers on the memorials of martyrs."
"The administration has done the audacity to destroy the statue memorial of Kargil martyr Munish Yadav built in 2000 in Mainpuri at the behest of the government, which is causing a silent anger among the soldiers and patriots of the country," Yadav added in a statement issued by the party.
"The BJP leaders can never understand the value of martyrdom of those who sacrificed their lives for the honour of the country because history is a witness (to the fact) that those who, instead of supporting the freedom fighters in the independence movement, acted as the eyes and ears of the colonial rulers -- how can they know the value of sacrifice?" he said.
Yadav also said that the BJP's politics has started "discriminating even among martyrs" and called it "the worst form of negative politics."
He added that if the BJP has even a little bit of shame left, it should immediately suspend all the senior officials from 'mandal' to the district level and restore the statue-memorial with full respect, otherwise, the Samajwadi Party will step in and rebuild the statue.
Mainpuri MP Dimple Yadav in a post on X in Hindi, said that "martyrs are being insulted to benefit BJP land mafia".
"...Taking away the respect of those who sacrificed their lives for the country through the administration under pressure from bullies shows the insensitivity of this government," she added.
Speaking to PTI, Singh, who is also the MLA from Mainpuri, asserted, "The statue of the martyr is safe."
Elaborating further, he told PTI, "A soldier belonging to the Yadav community had attained martyrdom, and his memorial was built in a village in Kishni tehsil of Mainpuri district. About 60-70 metres from the statue, there is a chak road (the road which leads to a farm). The brother of the martyr had illegally blocked the road by installing barbed wires."
"Villagers have been submitting applications regularly in the tehsil office, so that the road could be restored (for public use). Two days ago, the lekhpal had gone there, and had identified it. The road is still closed, and the person (martyr's brother) has been asked to remove the barbed wire," Singh said.
SDM Sharma said, "The allegations of demolition of the boundary wall of the martyr's memorial are false."
The district administration had approved land for the martyr's memorial in Ghutara village, which was built 50 metres away from the chak road. However, some people built an illegal construction on a section of the road, blocking access for other farmers, he told PTI.
After complaints, the revenue officials measured the area and removed the illegal construction to restore access. The boundary wall of the memorial remains untouched, the officer added.
भाजपा अब शहीदों के स्मारक पर भी बुलडोज़र चलवा रही है। मैनपुरी में कारगिल के वीर शहीद मुनीश यादव के सन् 2000 में बने प्रतिमा स्मारक को मिट्टी में मिलाने का जो दुस्साहस प्रशासन ने शासन के इशारे पर किया है, उससे देश के सैनिकों और देशप्रेमियों के बीच मूक आक्रोश पनप रहा है।
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 31, 2024
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भाजपाई भूमाफियाओं को फायदा पहुंचाने के लिए हो रहा शहीदों का अपमान !
— Dimple Yadav (@dimpleyadav) September 1, 2024
मैनपुरी में कारगिल वीर शहीद स्व. मुनेश यादव जी की प्रतिमा को योगी आदित्यनाथ के प्रशासन ने भू माफियाओं के दबाव में बुलडोजर से तोड़ा, शर्मनाक।
दबंगों के दबाव में प्रशासन के माध्यम से देश के लिए अपनी जान न्योछावर… pic.twitter.com/MYVIiCbNe8
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LIVE | Election Results of five states 2026
New Delhi: The countdown has begun for the counting of votes for the Assembly elections in five states that have captured the attention of people across the country.
The counting of votes for the Assembly constituencies of West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and the Union Territory of Puducherry will begin simultaneously at 8 am, and the fate of candidates in a total of 824 constituencies will be decided shortly.
The counting of postal ballots will take place first, followed by the counting of EVM votes in several rounds.
► In Kerala’s Kasaragod constituency, UDF candidate Kallatra Mahin Haji is leading by 4,177 votes over NDA candidate M. L. Ashwini
► ADMK leader in Tamil Nadu, followed by TVK, DMK takes third spot. PMK, CPI, Congress lead in one seat each
► In West Bengal, TMC is leading in 111 seats, while BJP is leading in 119 seats.
► Vijay’s TVK leading in over 80 seats in Tamil Nadu, emerges as single largest party in early trends
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 71 seats, while Congress is leading in 26 seats.
► Kerala: UDF leading in 21 seats, LDF second, leading in 11
► Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala faces a setback in Kerala’s Haripad constituency
► Thrissur: Congress’ Rajan J Pallan leading with 6,460 votes; CPI candidate Alankode Leelakrishnan second with 5113 votes
► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 109, TMC in 89, Congress in 5, others in one seat.
► DMK candidate in Thiruchirapalli KN Nehru behind TVK's G Ramamoorthi by 292 votes
► The BJP has taken an early lead in West Bengal, while Mamata Banerjee faces tough competition
► TVK head Vijay leads in Perambur constituency
► M. K. Stalin is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Kolathur constituency.
► AIADMK leader Edappadi K. Palaniswami is leading in Tamil Nadu’s Edappadi constituency
► In Puducherry, BJP is leading in 3 seats.
► In Assam, BJP is leading in 56 seats, while Congress is leading in 12 seats.
► Suvendhu Adhikari leads in both Bhabanipur and Nandigram
► West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee faces setback in Bhabanipur constituency
► Bhupen Borah, who recently left Congress and joined the BJP, is leading in Assam’s Bihpuria constituency
► Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma is leading in Jalukabari constituency
► BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari is leading in West Bengal’s Nandigram constituencyFive-state elections: Postal vote counting begins
► TMC, BJP lead in one seat each in West Bengal
► In Tamil Nadu, DMK leads in 3 constituencies, while TVK leads in 1
► UDF leads in 5 seats in Kerala, BJP in 1, LDF in 1
► BJP leads in 2 seats, AIUDF in 1 in Assam
► AINRC leads in 1 constituency in Puducherry
► TMC leads in 5 seats in West Bengal; Mamata Banerjee’s party maintains initial lead
► Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin leads in Kolathur
► BJP takes early lead in Assam
► Congress-led UDF leads in Kerala
► Tamil Nadu, TVK chief Vijay leads in the Perambur constituency, lags in Tiruchirappalli South
► BJP leads in 10 seats in Assam
► LDF candidate V.P.P. Mustafa leads in the Thrikkaripur Assembly constituency
► Out of 294 seats in West Bengal, BJP is leading in 14 seats, TMC in 12 seats, Congress in 2 seats
► Out of 234 seats in Tamil Nadu, DMK is leading in 15 seats, AIADMK is leading in 5 seats, TVK is leading in 2 seats
► Out of 126 seats in Assam, BJP is leading in 31 seats, Congress in 4 seats, AIUDF in 2 seats.
► Out of 30 seats in Puducherry, NRC+ is leading in 3 seats, Congress in 2 seats, TVK in 1 seat.
► Congress’ Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury suffers a setback in theBerhampore constituency in West Bengal.
