Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati termed the recent murder of four members of a Dalit family in Prayagraj as shameful and blamed the poor law and order situation under the Bharatiya Janata Party government for the incident.
In a series of tweets posted in Hindi on Saturday, the BSP chief said, "Very sad and shameful murder of four people of a Dalit family in Prayagraj, UP recently. This incident also shows the poor law and order of the government. It seems that the BJP is also following in the footsteps of the Samajwadi Party government in this matter."
In a related tweet, Mayawati said, "After this incident, a BSP delegation led by Babulal Bhanwra that had reached there said 'dabangs' (strongmen) in Prayagraj are terrorising the people due to which the murderous assault took place. The BSP demands that the government should take strict legal action against all the strongmen who are guilty of the gory murder.”
On Wednesday night, four members of a Dalit family were brutally murdered in Gohri village in Phaphamau police station area of Prayagraj. The head of the family, aged around 50 years, his 45-year-old wife, 16-year-old daughter and 10-year-old son were sleeping in their home when the assailants attacked them. Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra visited the village and met the bereaved family in Prayagraj on Friday.
