SP MLAs walk out of UP House over killings of local leaders

He even cited incidents from different districts, including seven from Prayagraj alone and sought the intervention of the Speaker.

In response, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Khanna said that in the past there was “jungle Raj” prevailing the state, which he claimed has now been turned into the “rule of law” by the Yogi Adityanath-led government in the state.

Khanna claimed that 15,892 criminals have surrendered from March 19, 2017 to June 30, 2019 and that 83 criminals have been killed so far, who tried to attack police.

Khanna then started citing incidents of killings during SP rule, including those of police officer Zia-ul-Haq in Pratapgarh, killing of a jailer in Varanasi, killing of a constable in 2013, killings in Muzaffarnagar and also claimed that at least 600 policemen were beaten up in different incidents when the SP was in power.

As SP members, including Leader of Opposition Ram Govind Chaudhary, started objecting and saying that the government was shying away from a direct answer, Khanna alleged that when SP was in power, there was rule of “Baahubali” (musclemen), who only concentrated on grabbing land.

Reacting to this, Govind Chaudhary and other SP leaders staged a walkout.