Shrikant Tyagi's wife claims threat from BJP MP Mahesh Sharma, BJP seeks CBI probe
Noida, Sep 28: Jailed politician Shrikant Tyagi's wife on Wednesday claimed threat from Gautam Buddh Nagar MP Mahesh Sharma after which the BJP demanded a CBI probe into the matter.
BJP's local unit chief Manoj Gupta trashed allegations against Sharma and urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister to order a probe by the CBI or an independent probe agency into this whole episode.
The allegations of Anu Tyagi against the BJP leader and Lok Sabha MP came during her address to scores of Tyagi community members who had gathered in protest outside her Grand Omaxe society in Sector 93B Wednesday afternoon.
"My fight is with Mahesh Sharma alone. There is a threat to us from him and I need security," she alleged.
Sharma had reached the Grand Omaxe society on August 6 evening amid the controversy surrounding Shrikant Tyagi assaulting a woman resident of the society a day earlier over alleged encroachment by him.
Tyagi had till then claimed being a BJP functionary while the party had denied any links with him in the wake of the controversy.
Taking note of Anu Tyagi's comment on Wednesday, BJP's Noida unit chief Gupta came out in support of Sharma.
In a statement, Gupta said there have been issues of encroachment in the Grand Omaxe society and the Noida Authority is handling those matters. He said neither the BJP nor the party MP has made any complaints of encroachment or are interfering in the Noida Authority's probe into the issue.
"At present, some videos are floated on social media in which sister Anu Tyagi is heard claiming threat to life from our MP (Sharma)," he said, adding Sharma is a doctor by profession and a popular public representative with no links to crime.
"It's a conspiracy to malign the image of our MP. The BJP or its MPs do not harbour ill intention against any community or caste. BJP belongs to everyone. We respect the Tyagi community as well as all other communities and value them," he added.
Further, Gupta said, "According to the wishes of sister Anu Tyagi, we request the Chief Minister through our party that an order should be passed for a probe into the whole episode by CBI or any other independent investigation agency."
He said his party or MPs do not do any work in public life out of any personal hatred or ill-will towards anyone.
"If any common citizen is harassed by any person or any government machinery, then our party and MPs are with him to protect their civil rights," Gupta added.
Noida BJP spokesperson Tanmay Shankar told PTI that the request letter to the chief minister by Gupta was yet to be sent.
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Sujit Nair raises concerns over speculation of DMK-AIADMK understanding to block TVK
Chennai: Journalist and political commentator Sujit Nair has expressed concern over speculation that the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam could explore a post-poll understanding to prevent Vijay-led Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam from forming the government in Tamil Nadu.
In a social media post, Sujit Nair said the election verdict in Tamil Nadu reflected a clear public demand for political change and argued that the mandate should be respected irrespective of political preferences.
Referring to reports and political discussions surrounding a possible understanding between the DMK and AIADMK, he said he hoped such developments remained only speculative conversations and did not turn into reality.
Nair stated that if such an alliance were to take shape, it would raise serious questions about ideological politics in the country. He said TVK had emerged through a democratic electoral process and that the legitimacy to govern in a parliamentary democracy comes from the people’s verdict.
According to him, attempts to prevent an electoral winner from forming the government through unexpected political arrangements may be constitutionally valid, but many people could view them as politically opportunistic.
He further said that such a move could particularly affect the political image of the DMK, which has historically projected itself around ideology, social justice and opposition politics. Nair said that in ideological terms, the DMK appeared closer to TVK than to the AIADMK, and joining hands with its long-time political rival only to remain in power could weaken its broader political narrative.
He added that the same questions would apply to the AIADMK as well, as the party had spent decades positioning itself against the DMK and such an arrangement could create discomfort among its cadre and supporters.
Drawing a comparison with Maharashtra politics in 2019, Nair said he had expressed similar views when the Shiv Sena formed an alliance with the Indian National Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party after the Assembly elections.
He said post-poll alliances between long-standing political rivals often create a public perception that ideology and electoral mandates become secondary when political power equations come into play.
Nair also said such developments increase public cynicism towards politics and reinforce the belief among voters that ideology is often sidelined after elections.
He maintained that the Tamil Nadu verdict was emphatic and said respecting both the spirit and substance of the mandate was important for the credibility of democratic politics.
