UP Violence: CM Yogi's Stern Warning For Hooligans. Says Action Will Be Taken Under NSA, Gangster Act

237 people have been arrested from various districts of UP over Friday violence that ensued protests against controversial remarks by now-suspended BJP functionaries on Prophet Mohammad. 

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

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New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that those accused in the violence that erupted in several cities of the state on Friday over suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma’s controversial remark on the Prophet will be identified and arrested soon. 

Legal action will be taken against such people under National Security Act (NSA) and Gangster Act, he added. 

“Chaotic elements trying to spoil the atmosphere will be dealt with strictly. There should be no place for such people in a civilised society,” CM tweeted. 

Bulldozer action against criminals/mafia will continue, Adityanath said. 

माफिया को संरक्षण देने वालों के साथ सख्ती से निपटा जाएगा तथा माहौल बिगाड़ने की एक भी कोशिश स्वीकार नहीं की जाएगी।

साजिशकर्ताओं/अभियुक्तों की पहचान कर यथाशीघ्र गिरफ्तारी की जाएगी।

ऐसे लोगों के विरुद्ध NSA अथवा गैंगस्टर एक्ट के तहत नियम-संगत कार्रवाई की जाएगी।

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) June 11, 2022

He further said that no action will be taken on the house of a poor person even “by mistake”. “If any poor / helpless person has got the house constructed at an unsuitable place due to certain reasons, then proper arrangement will be done by the local administration first,” he said. 

Constant communication is being made with religious leaders and civil society along with taking action against miscreants, he said. “We are citizens of a democratic country. In such a situation, we have to maintain dialogue with all the parties. Along with maintaining constant communication with religious leaders / civil society, action against miscreants will also be continued,” he added. 

हम एक लोकतांत्रिक देश के नागरिक हैं।

ऐसे में हमें सभी पक्षों से संवाद बनाए रखना होगा। धर्मगुरुओं/सिविल सोसाइटी से सतत संवाद-संपर्क बनाए रखने के साथ-साथ उपद्रवियों के खिलाफ कार्रवाई भी जारी रखी जाएगी।

— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) June 11, 2022

So far 237 people have been arrested from several districts of the state in connection with the Friday violence that ensued protests against controversial remarks by now-suspended BJP functionaries on Prophet Mohammad. 

As per the police officials, action will be taken against the accused under the stringent NSA in Prayagraj and Saharanpur. 

Among those arrested, 68 were held in Prayagraj and 50 in Hathras, Additional Director General of Police (Law and Order) Prashant Kumar said in a statement on Saturday.

He said 55 people were arrested in Saharanpur, 28 in Ambedkarnagar, 25 in Moradabad, eight in Firozabad, three in Aligarh.