Won't be surprised if Atiq Ahmed's vehicle also overturns: BJP MP Subrat Pathak
Lucknow (UP), Mar 1: BJP Lok Sabha MP Subrat Pathak on Wednesday said he would not be surprised if Atiq Ahmed's vehicle overturns like that of gangster Vikas Dubey.
Dubey was gunned down in July 2020 by the Special Task Force of Uttar Pradesh police shortly after a police SUV in which he was being brought to Kanpur from Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh overturned under mysterious circumstances on a highway. Police claimed that he had tried to flee.
It happened just a week after eight policemen, including DSP Devendra Mishra, were ambushed in Bikru village in Kanpur when they were going to arrest Dubey and fell to bullets shortly after midnight on July 3.
Atiq Ahmed, who is lodged in a Gujarat jail, has been booked in the last week's sensational killing of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder of the then BSP MLA Raju Pal, and two security personnel in Prayagraj.
Pathak, who is MP from Kannauj, tweeted, "The killing of Umesh Pal and police security personnel under the protection of the Uttar Pradesh Police is a direct attack on the government of Uttar Pradesh."
"Remember, if Vikas Dubey could not survive there is no need to tell what will happen to these criminals, and now if the vehicle of Atiq also overturns, I will not be surprised," he wrote in Hindi.
On Wednesday, Atiq Ahmed moved the Supreme Court for protection, claiming that he and his family have been falsely "roped in" as accused in the Umesh Pal murder case in Prayagraj and he may be killed in a fake encounter by the Uttar Pradesh Police during any transit remand.
In his plea, Ahmed, who is presently lodged at the central jail Ahmedabad in Gujarat, has referred to the statement made by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on the floor of the Assembly to "completely ruin and destroy" him and claimed there is a "genuine and perceptible threat" to his and his family members' lives.
Subrat Pathak who once headed the youth wing of the BJP in the state gained prominence after defeating Dimple Yadav, wife of Samajwadi President Akhilesh Yadav, from Kannauj in the 2019 general elections.
"These criminals do not understand the language of the law. They're not one or two but hundreds of cases against them, but they misuse it and sit in jail and have biryani," he later told TV channels, adding that such criminals only understand the language of the gun.
"Such criminals have no place in Uttar Pradesh, especially under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath who was elected by the people of Uttar Pradesh on the issue of security," he said.
Based on the complaint filed by Umesh Pal's wife Jaya Pal, police has lodged an FIR at the Dhoomanganj police station on Saturday against former MP Atiq Ahmed, his brother Ashraf, wife Shaista Parveen, two sons, Atiq's accomplices Guddu Muslim and Das and other accomplices.
Arbaaz, an accused in the case, was killed in an encounter with the police on Monday. Dhoomanganj police station SHO Rajesh Maurya was also injured in the incident.
In his plea, Atiq Ahmed said the Uttar Pradesh Police in all likelihood will seek his transit remand and also police remand to take him from Ahmedabad to Prayagraj and he "genuinely apprehends that he may be eliminated during this transit period".
Ahmed, 61, has sought directions to the Centre, the state of Uttar Pradesh and others to protect his life against the "open, direct and immediate threat" to his life from high state functionaries of Uttar Pradesh.
उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस की सुरक्षा में उमेश पाल सहित पुलिस सुरक्षाकर्मी की हत्या सीधे उत्तर प्रदेश की सरकार पर हमला है याद रखो जब विकास दुबे नहीं बचा तो इन दुर्दांतों का क्या होगा ये बताने की आवश्यकता नहीं है , और अब यदि गाड़ी अतीक की भी पलट जाय तो मुझे कोई आश्चर्य नहीं होगा ।
— Subrat Pathak (@SubratPathak12) March 1, 2023
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MP Tejasvi Surya calls setting up of US Consulate in Bengaluru 'historic' milestone for city
Bengaluru (PTI): Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya on Friday said the setting up of a US Consulate here in the second week of January 2025 would be a historic milestone for the city, as US Ambassador to India, Eric Garcetti, finally announced the operations of the consular office here.
He said the opening of the Consulate marks the culmination of years of persistent efforts to address a long-standing demand from the citizens of Bengaluru.
According to a statement shared by his office, since taking office in 2019, Surya had pushed for the opening of the Consulate in Bengaluru, which contributes 40 per cent of India's IT revenue and is a home to lakhs of tech professionals.
He had highlighted the absence of a dedicated US Consulate in the city compelled thousands of residents to travel to Chennai or Hyderabad for US visa-related services.
In November 2019, he wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar emphasising Bengaluru's critical role in Indo-US ties.
"Surya highlighted that Bengaluru's 750 multinational companies, including 370 US-based firms, and the large number of students and entrepreneurs traveling to the US, made a compelling case for a consulate," it stated.
In a post on 'X', Surya said, "This milestone wouldn't have been possible without the leadership of PM Sri Narendra Modi Ji and the relentless support of EAM Dr S Jaishankar. Their commitment to promoting Bengaluru's interests has ensured the fulfilment of this long-pending demand. I also thank US Ambassadors Kenneth Juster and Eric Garcetti for their unwavering support."
"According to him, the establishment of the Consulate is expected to simplify visa application processes for thousands of students, professionals, and entrepreneurs, enhance bilateral trade and collaboration, particularly in the tech and innovation sectors and strengthen Bengaluru's position as a global hub for commerce and technology.
