Samajwadi Party wants BJP MP Yogi Adityanath under house arrest

As Parliament witnessed an uproar over the reconversion in Agra, Adityanath, who is also Peethadheeshwar of Gorakhshnath Temple, Wednesday announced the second such event on Christmas day in Aligarh. “It is ‘ghar wapsi’ (homecoming). My programme will happen in Aligarh,” TV channels had quoted him as saying.

“We will now directly tackle the menace of Adityanath in the eastern region. He is spitting venom against the Muslims and has even termed state government as “anti-Hindu”. We have given an application to DIG Gorakhpur for keeping him under house arrest till December 25, so that he is not able to foment trouble,” Kali Shanker Yadav, spokesperson, SP’s Gorakhpur unit told The Indian Express.

He said the ruling party wants people to be aware about “Adityanath’s double standards”. “He remained silent for a while since he was expecting ministerial berth in the Narendra Modi government. Now, once again he has resorted to such tactics through his pocket outfit – Hindu Yuva Vahini,” Kali Shanker said. “These Muslims are not foreigners, so where is the question of ‘ghar wapsi’. We want to remove the fear amongst the Muslims, which has been instilled by Adityanath in the Poorvanchal,” the SP leader added.

In the Muslim Sammelan on December 19, clerics and leaders will discuss problems the minority community faces. Focus will be on the Poorvanchal region and Muslims who had “allegedly suffered at the hands of Hindu Yuva Vahini will also narrate their woes”. “We will compile all the cases and they will be forwarded to the state government for relief,” Kali Shanker added.

SP has also decided to intensify its agitation against Adityanath by taking out protest march in the region.