Lagatar24 Desk
Lucknow, Sept 19: Before the start of the state legislature’s Monsoon Session, the Uttar Pradesh police stopped Akhilesh Yadav and members of his party from marching to the Vidhan Bhavan and expressing numerous issues affecting people. Before encountering police barricades, the Samajwadi Party leader who was heading the march managed to travel 100 metres. Police claimed that the group did not have the authorization to march along their intended path.
Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister, made fun of the Samajwadi Party by saying that while they can ask questions in a democratic manner, it is “too much to expect” from them.
“There is no harm if any party asks their questions in a democratic way. Samajwadi Party should take permission for any procession which should not harm anyone. Following law and order is too much of an expectation from Samajwadi Party leaders,” he said.
The route, which will begin at the SP headquarters, end at the Vidhan Bhavan, pass through Raj Bhavan and the Gandhi statue close to the General Post Office, according to the party, won’t be altered. However, once the police stopped their march, Akhilesh Yadav and his party leaders departed the location where they were staging their sit-in. For the time being, they returned to the party office.
The party claimed that the BJP administration is “destroying democracy” in a tweet that included images of the march.
लोकतांत्रिक अधिकारों का हनन कर रही भाजपा सरकार!
समाजवादी पार्टी को जनता के मुद्दे उठाने से रोक रही दमनकारी सरकार। pic.twitter.com/zukgWPJLdp
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) September 19, 2022
“They hadn’t taken permission. Still, they were assigned a designated route that wouldn’t have caused traffic congestion. They refused to take that. We’ve no option but to stop them here. If they take the designated route, there won’t be a problem,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Law and Order), Piyush Mordia.
