ReadAs Congress’s PL Punia questioned the legality of the encounter of Atiq Ahmad’s son on Thursday, the BJP identified that in his assertion the Congress chief addressed Atiq Ahmad as ‘ji’. “After Osama ji and Hafiz Saeed ji feedback made by Congress leaders previously, now they’ve added this honorific to a gangster, mafia and legal. Samajwadi Get together says the encounter will finish bhaichara and now the Congress provides ji. That is vote financial institution politics,” BJP’s nationwide spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla mentioned on Friday amid intense politics over Asad’s encounter. Learn | ‘3 bullet wounds… bleeding from again’: Physician on Asad Ahmad, Ghulam autopsy
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“They (the opposition) are elevating query marks to the police pressure. They’re doubting the bravery of our forces. Earlier than the inquiry and so on is over, they’re coming to conclusions and giving clear chits to gangsters and mafias,” Poonawalla mentioned. Learn | ‘Won’t obtain physique…’ : Mom of Asad Ahmed’s aide after he was shot
Congress chief Digvijaya Singh was accused of calling Osama bin Laden ‘Osama ji’ although he later mentioned he was solely being sarcastic.
Samajwadi Get together has criticised the Jhansi encounter and mentioned Uttar Pradesh acquired the utmost NHRC notices on such actions as ‘pretend encounters’. “By doing pretend encounters, the BJP authorities is making an attempt to divert consideration from the true points. The BJP doesn’t consider within the courtroom in any respect. In the present day’s and up to date encounters also needs to be completely investigated and the culprits shouldn’t be spared. The proper and flawed isn’t determined by these in energy. BJP is in opposition to the brotherhood,” Akhilesh Yadav mentioned.
Asad and his aide Ghulam have been killed by the Particular Activity Pressure in Jhansi after intelligence enter was acquired that Asad was hatching a plan to free his father Atiq Ahmad by attacking the police convoy when Atiq Ahmad was being dropped at the listening to. “We had info that to assist the accused Atiq and Ashraf escape there might be an assault on the police convoy bringing them again to UP within the case (Umesh Pal homicide case). In view of this info, groups of civil police and particular forces have been deployed,” mentioned Prashant Kumar, Particular Director Common (Legislation and order).