“Wouldn’t Have Got Majority If…”: Minister Ajay Mishra On UP Win

Lucknow:

Junior dwelling minister Ajay Mishra, whose son is a murder accused within the operating over of protesting farmers at Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, right now stated the BJP victory is a sign that regulation and order within the state is sweet. Ashish Mishra has been accused of running over a group of farmers in Lakhimpur in October final yr, which snowballed into an enormous political controversy that was anticipated to have an effect on the BJP fortunes within the not too long ago concluded state elections.

The social gathering, nevertheless, not solely gained a historic second mandate, it scooped up all eight seats in Lakhimpur Kheri.

Ahead of tomorrow’s listening to of a petition difficult his bail, Ajay Mishra right now stated, “Had been saying from beginning that the manner in which central and state governments are working under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, we will form the government again with majority”.

“Had the law and order (in Uttar Pradesh) not been good, we would not have received majority,” he was quoted as saying by information company ANI.

Ashish Mishra had bought bail from court docket final month because the state elections began. It generated fury and disappointment amongst farmers who misplaced their family members within the horrific incident, wherein three BJP employees and a journalist have been additionally killed.

The matter triggered livid criticism of the Yogi Adityanath authorities and allegations that the case in opposition to the homicide accused was diluted due to his father’s place within the authorities.  

The opposition events attacked the federal government, accusing it of being “anti-poor” and “anti-farmer”.

Many, together with farmer chief Rakesh Tikait, declared that it was time to out the BJP from the state and in view the massive farmer protests within the space, the BJP victory had raised eyebrows.