“Police have no religion”: Sena slams Yogi Adityanath over mob killing

TIL Desk/National/Mumbai/ The Shiv Sena has hit out at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over violence in Bulandshahr, saying he is busy renaming cities but has failed to address the basic issues in his state.  Soldiers and policemen do not have any religion. Similarly, those in power should only focus on fulfilling their responsibilities, the Sena said in an editorial in party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’.

Raising the Ram temple issue once again, the Uddhav Thackeray-led party asked when the shrine would be constructed. A police inspector and a 20-year-old man were killed on Monday, when a mob of some 400 people attacked police in Siyana area of Bulandshahr district, apparently after right-wing activists were angered by the discovery of cow carcasses strewn in a nearby jungle.

Taking a dim view of the violence, the Sena said, “Riots are taking place during Yogi’s rule. A policeman lost his life in the violence over cow meat. Soldiers and police officials do not have any religion. Similarly, those in power should only follow their responsibilities.” The party also lashed out at Yogi Adityanath over his remarks that if the BJP comes to power in Telangana, it would work towards respecting people’s sentiments by renaming Hyderabad as Bhagyanagar.