Akhilesh Yadav Accuses BJP Government of 'Fake Encounters' in Uttar Pradesh

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav criticized the Yogi Adityanath government for allegedly turning Uttar Pradesh into the 'capital of fake encounters.' He claimed that crime suspects, mainly from backward, Dalit, and minority communities, were being deliberately killed in staged police gunfights. Yadav emphasized the lack of empathy in the current administration.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Yogi Adityanath government of turning Uttar Pradesh into the 'capital of fake encounters,' alleging deliberate killings of crime suspects in staged police gunfights.

Yadav argued that individuals from backward, Dalit, and minority communities were primarily targeted. He cited the recent 'encounter death' of Mandesh Yadav, a suspect in a jewellery store robbery in Sultanpur district, to illustrate his claims.

The former chief minister criticized the official narrative surrounding these encounters and accused the government of lacking empathy and stripping away constitutional rights.

(With inputs from agencies.)