CM Yogi Adityanath’s serious statement has come to the fore a few days after the conviction of mafia Atiq Ahmed and two others in the Umesh Pal kidnapping case in 2006. He said that the pants of gangsters in UP have become wet after being sentenced by the court. The CM said that the gangsters, who extort and threaten people, are scared, regardless of law and order.
Addressing the gathering after the Bhoomi Pujan of the bottling plant in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh, CM Yogi said, ‘People are seeing that those who earlier made fun of law and order, are now running to save their lives. When the court sentenced the gangsters, their wet pants got wet. The Chief Minister said that these mafia used to terrorize the people, used to collect extortion money from the industrialists. Used to kidnap businessmen, but today they are scared and running for their lives.
Atiq Ahmed has been imprisoned for life
Mafia Atiq Ahmed is the main accused in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal. Atiq is also accused of plotting the murder of Umesh Pal, the main witness of the incident. Atiq was brought to Prayagraj from Gujarat’s Sabarmati Jail last month for the hearing of the case amid tight security. Before leaving the jail, Atiq had said that he was afraid that he might be killed.
Umesh Pal was murdered in February
Please tell that Umesh Pal, the main witness of the Raju Pal murder case, was murdered outside his residence in Prayagraj. After this, the UP police started cracking down on Atiq Ahmed and his associates. Two accomplices of Atiq Ahmed, accused in the Umesh Pal murder case, were killed in an encounter.
After the murder of Umesh Pal, the SP had accused the ruling BJP of deteriorating law and order in the state. Meanwhile, Yogi Adityanath had said in the assembly that he would end the mafia.
CM said – Mafia is now silent in UP
In his address, Chief Minister Yogi said that everyone’s safety is the responsibility of the government and it is the government’s resolve to bring prosperity in the lives of the citizens. According to a statement issued by the state government, the Chief Minister said that six years ago goons and mafia used to openly threaten and kidnap businessmen, but today the mafia is silent. Please inform that more than 100 cases have been registered against Mafia Atiq Ahmed, but he has been sentenced for the first time.
On April 6, on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanti, more than 500 processions were taken out peacefully in the state. The Chief Minister said that bombs are no longer hurled at processions during religious festivals in Uttar Pradesh, flowers have been showered instead.
He said that 25 crore people of Uttar Pradesh today believe in the double engine government promoting development, investment and employment. He said that because of this belief, Uttar Pradesh has received investment proposals worth Rs 35 lakh crore in the Global Investors Summit.