Time right for president’s rule in Uttar Pradesh: Law minister Sadanand Gowda on Kairana issue

New Delhi: Law minister Sadanand Gowda said the incident in Kairana was serious in nature and that it was the right time to apply president’s rule in Uttar Pradesh. He said home ministry would ask for a report from governor and then the President would decide. He further said in Uttar Pradesh, state government has failed completely and law and order has collapsed. National Human Rights Commission has issued a notice to the government of Uttar Pradesh over several families leaving their homes in Kairana area in Western Uttar Pradesh due to alleged fear of criminals. The Commission has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police (DGP) of the state seeking the response within four weeks on the complaint. It has been further alleged that more than 250 families have migrated and left their homes fearing criminals, who enjoy “political patronage”. The NHRC has observed that allegations made are serious in nature. It has also directed state’s DIG (Investigation) to depute a team of officers for a spot enquiry in the matter covering all the allegations made in the complaint and submit a report within two weeks, the Commission said in a statement. According to the complaint, a woman belonging to Kashyap caste was abducted, gangraped and killed, yet allegedly no action has been taken by the police against the offenders. Two businessmen, Shankar and Raju both brothers, were shot dead by criminals in broad daylight in a market when they did not pay ‘protection money’ to them. A petrol pump was also looted in the area and when the police took on criminals, they shot dead a constable and fled.