After ABVP’s late-night protest against Om Prakash Rajbhar, SBSP alleges ‘attack on ati-pichhda’, demands action

While the SBSP has sought action citing the BJP’s claim of “rule of law” in the state, Congress also came out in Rajbhar’s support pointing out that “most backward leaders” are being targeted.

The Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad protested against Rajbhar’s statement, reportedly referring to ABVP leaders lathicharged a day before while protesting outside Shri Ram Swaroop Memorial College, as “gunda”. The statement was seen as the minister’s backing of the lathicharge incident, where several students and ABVP volunteers were injured.

Later, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered an inquiry into the lathicharge incident as well as the allegations over the validity of the law degree provided by the university.

However, after the AVBP’s protest, the SBSP said in a statement that while it does not justify the lathicharge on the students and demands a fair inquiry into the same, as well as allegations of anomalies in the university, it also demands a fair inquiry into the same, as well as accusations against the varsity.

“Those who pelted stones at the house of the minister shouted abuses, and even manhandled a woman police personnel, there should be strict action against them. No one has the right to take the law into their own hands. As there is a rule of law in Uttar Pradesh, whoever breaks the law should also face strict action,” the SBSP statement said.

“Some individuals from a student organisation have pelted stones on the residence of the SBSP national president and also Cabinet Minister in the UP Government, Om Prakash Rajbhar ji. They also shouted abusive language at him. No one has the right to take the law into their own hands. This country would run as per the Constitution given by Ambedkar ji and rights given to the deprived, but if anyone targets a most backward leader fighting for the rights of most-backward, they would not be allowed to take the law into their own hands,” said Arun Rajbhar, national general secretary of SBSP.

“Ati pichhde neta ke ghar jaakar unhe neech kahiye.. Gali galauj kariye.. yeh thik nahi.. yeh gundagardi hai (Going to the leader of the most backward community calling him names and abusing is not right. It is hooliganism),” Arun Rajbhar.

Anil Yadav, Organisational Secretary, Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee, said, “Om Prakash Rajbhar comes from a backward community. He is a hardworking and grassroots leader. Many bigwigs of the BJP are mere pawns in front of him. Last night, goons supported by the BJP pelted stones at his house only because he comes from a backward community. This is the status of a backward community in the BJP-led Government”.

Yadav said that if the “self-respect” of Rajbhar awakens, then he can alone wipe out the BJP on at least five dozen Assembly seats in UP.

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