Samajwadi Party Chief Demands Court Action on Ghaziabad Assault

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav called for judicial intervention following an assault by members of a Hindu right-wing group in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. The group attacked residents near a railway station, claiming they were Bangladeshi infiltrators. Leaders of the Hindu Raksha Dal were arrested, and Yadav questioned the ruling BJP's involvement.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has urged the court to take cognisance of an assault incident in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, where members of a Hindu right-wing outfit attacked a group of people and demolished their shanties, labeling them Bangladeshi infiltrators.

In a social media post on Saturday night, Yadav criticized the government's passive stance and questioned by what right the outfit's members took the law into their own hands. He urged the court to take suo motu cognisance of the violence, alleging political motives and targeting the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the incident.

Yadav stressed that such incidents are damaging Uttar Pradesh's image and called for an investigation to determine if it stemmed from a political struggle. Meanwhile, arrests were made, and officials confirmed the victims were not Bangladeshis, with charges filed against the attackers for various offenses.

(With inputs from agencies.)