Mayawati Questions Timing of Arrests of UP Terror Crackdown as Politics Over Difficulty Hots Up

After Samajwadi Get together chief Akhilesh Yadav, BSP supremo Mayawati additionally raised questions on Monday on the Uttar Pradesh police’s declare of arresting two Al Qaeda-linked terrorists within the state capital, saying such an motion forward of meeting polls results in doubts within the minds of individuals. If the UP police’s claims of busting a terrorist conspiracy in Lucknow and the arrest of two folks having hyperlinks with Al Qaeda are proper, then it’s a very critical matter and applicable motion ought to be taken, however no politics ought to be accomplished in its garb, as such a fear has been expressed,” she tweeted in Hindi.

The previous chief minister raised the problem of the timing of the arrests. “Any such motion solely when the UP Meeting elections are approaching creates doubts within the minds of the folks. If there may be any reality behind this motion, then why have been the police oblivious (to such actions) for therefore lengthy? “That is the query being requested by the folks. Subsequently, the federal government shouldn’t take any motion which will increase unrest among the many folks,” she stated in one other tweet. The Anti-Terrorist Squad of the UP Police on Sunday stated it had arrested two terrorists belonging to Al-Qaeda supported ‘Ansar Ghazwatul Hind’ from the outskirts of Lucknow. Explosive materials was additionally recovered from them.

We can not depend on Uttar Pradesh police, particularly the BJP authorities, Samajwadi Get together president Akhilesh Yadav had remarked on the arrests on Sunday. Akhilesh Yadav’s assertion got here in for robust criticism from the BJP’s state unit president Swatantra Dev Singh who requested whether or not the safety of the nation was necessary for the SP chief or the politics of appeasement.

For which nation are you batting. This query is in everybody’s thoughts at the moment, Singh stated on Twitter with a video of Yadav’s remarks. As an alternative of taking delight on this success, the previous chief minister has humiliated the Uttar Pradesh Police by elevating questions. Akhileshji ought to inform whether or not the safety of the nation is necessary for him or the politics of appeasement, he tweeted.

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