Asaduddin Owaisi dares PMO and UP CMO to arrest ‘Bloody goons’ who attacked Kashmiris in Lucknow
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittihadul Muslimeen Party President and MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP CM Yogi Adityanath, if they will arrest those who attacked Kashmiri youth in Lucknow.
Owaisi took to his official twitter handle and called the attackers “Bloody Goons”. He tagged PMO and UP CM Office’s official handles and asked if they will ‘walk the talk” and arrest the attackers.
Here’s what Owaisi tweeted:
Sir @PMOIndia @CMOfficeUP will you walk the talk and arrest these bloody goons https://t.co/12cLKYNSJi
— Asaduddin Owaisi (@asadowaisi) March 6, 2019
On Wednesday, a video surfaced on social media platforms where a group of men clad in saffron outfits were seen assaulting Kashmiri youths in Daliganj locality in Lucknow. They were attacked by sticks by the attackers before locals rushed to their rescue and informed police.
PTI quoted a senior police official as saying “We have filed an FIR in this regard at Hasanganj police station against unidentified persons”.
Bajrang Sonkar, President of Vishwa Hindu Dal and the main accused of the case has been arrested and remains to be the only arrest in the case so far.
Incidents of harassment of Kashmiris, especially students, have been reported from various parts of the country after Pulwama attack on February 14 this year.
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Two held for 'firing' at BJP leader's house in Bengal
Kolkata (PTI): A day before the counting of votes for the West Bengal assembly elections, two persons were arrested on Sunday for allegedly being involved in a firing incident outside the residence of a BJP leader in North 24 Parganas district, police said.
BJP leader Kundan Singh lodged a police complaint, alleging that a few gunmen fired at his house in the Noapara constituency around Saturday midnight.
Based on the CCTV footage, the two accused were apprehended, a senior officer said.
BJP's Noapara candidate Arjun Singh, in a post on social media, claimed that around 12.05 am, two armed miscreants arrived on a motorcycle at the residence of Kundan Singh, a BJP functionary and secretary of the Barrackpore organisational district, with an "intent to kill him".
According to the BJP leader, the accused are residents of Garulia and are known criminals.
Their names as offenders had been submitted to the Election Commission, he said.
The police officer did not specify whether the two arrested persons were the same individuals named by Arjun Singh.
According to the complaint, one round of firing took place outside Kundan Singh's house, triggering panic in the area.
The BJP candidate also questioned the role of the police, claiming that one of the accused had been detained by the police on the polling day but was later released in the evening.
The Noapara assembly seat went to the polls on April 29.
Several BJP leaders alleged that attempts were being made to create an atmosphere of fear ahead of the counting and weaken the organisation of the opposition parties.
The counting of votes will take place on May 4. Polling for the West Bengal assembly elections was held on April 23 and April 29.
The BJP urged the Election Commission to intervene immediately to ensure peaceful counting.
TMC candidate Somnath Shyam rubbished Arjun Singh’s allegation, claiming that the BJP nominee had orchestrated the firing incident to divert attention from imminent defeat.
“Arjun Singh knows all the gangsters in the Barrackpore belt. Everyone knows about his links with the underworld. Let the police investigate the incident,” Shyam said.
