By Muslim Mirror Network
Both the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in Uttar Pradesh have been engaged in attracting the votes of the Muslim community, by softening their stand on mafia don Atiq Ahmed.
SP Secretary General Ram Gopal Yadav has come forward in support of Ahmed’s minor sons.
Yadav said that the police are unable to find the real accused in the Prayagraj incident and that there was pressure on them to catch and frame anyone. He added that Ahmed’s two sons were caught on the first day of the incident itself.
Yadav stated that it is suspected that one of them may have been killed. He said that the Constitution of India gives every citizen the fundamental right to life and the police cannot just apprehend someone and kill them, as that is a punishable offence.
The SP leader added that those who have done fake encounters will be prosecuted for murder.
He said that the culprits of Umesh Pal murder case should be punished severely but called the policies adopted by the state government destructive.
Mayawati has included the Muslim leaders in her party to bring the community’s votes in her fold, by campaigning with leaders like Shah Alam aka Guddu Jamali from eastern UP and Imran Masood.
New equations are seen getting formed over Muslim politics in the state, in such a situation, opposition parties will have to adopt new strategies to maintain their vote bank.
BJP state spokesperson Avneesh Tyagi said that SP-BSP has dressed criminals in political garb and have nothing to do with the public.
A BSP leader said that the party would perform well with the strong Dalit-Muslim alliance even if it does not team up with SP.
He added that Mayawati knows that better results cannot be achieved only on the Dalit votebank, therefore, after the setback in the Assembly elections, BSP has been trying to reconnect with the prominent Muslim community. (With PTI inputs)