Akhilesh meets families of 3 dead Kanpur protesters, says ‘will stand with you’

Akhilesh was accompanied by Leader of Opposition (Legislative Assembly) Ahmed Hasan, party general secretary Rajendra Choudhary and state chief Naresh Uttam Patel.

Quoting Akhilesh, the statement said, “Our party will stand by those who have died. Hence, those who have died due to bullet injuries are getting Rs 5 lakh as compensation.”

The party also demanded that a probe into the incidents in the state should be done by a current judge of the Supreme court. “Those killed during the protests against CAA were killed by police on directions from the BJP government. It shows the failure of the government,” said the statement.

It also added that at least 25,000 people came to meet Akhilesh on Thursday in Kanpur. “The crowd included men, women and youth. The size of the crowd was so big that heavy police personnel and CRPF personnel could not control it,” said the statement.

The Samajwadi Party also announced that a theatre will be booked for its workers to watch Deepika Padukone-starrer Chhapaak on Friday.