Akhilesh Yadav has demanded that that the cop be suspended instantly
New Delhi:
Amid a wave of allegations of electoral malpractices within the bypolls to 9 Uttar Pradesh Meeting seats, Samajwadi Social gathering chief Akhilesh Yadav has shared a video wherein a police officer will be seen charging at girls with a revolver pointed at them. Mr Yadav has recognized the cop as in-charge of Kakrouli police station in Muzaffarnagar district’s Meerapur Meeting phase.
“The SHO of Kakrouli police station in Meerapur should be suspended instantly as a result of he’s threatening voters with a revolver and stopping them from voting,” he wrote in a put up on X.
Within the video he shared, a girl is heard telling the cop, “You do not have the order to fireplace.” The cop, revolver in hand, walks in the direction of her shouting, “we’ve got the orders”. The lady stands her floor and says, “This isn’t proper.” It isn’t clear what prompted the cops’ motion within the alley.
मीरापुर के ककरौली थाना क्षेत्र के SHO को चुनाव आयोग तुरंत निलंबित किया जाए, क्योंकि वो रिवॉल्वर से धमकाकर वोटर्स को वोट डालने से रोक रहे हैं। @ECISVEEP@SECUttarPradesh@rajivkumarec@spokespersonECI@ceoup#ECI#YouAreTheOne#IVoteForSure#UPPolitics#SamajwadiPartypic.twitter.com/WfiygzqO0t
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) November 20, 2024
The cop has been recognized as Station Home Officer Rajiv Sharma.
This comes hours after rioting and stone-pelting between two teams in Kakrouli village this morning. Police had to make use of drive to carry the state of affairs below management. Police additionally held a march to revive peace.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Muzaffarnagar, Abhishek Singh stated two teams had clashed close to a polling sales space and police had to make use of gentle drive to disperse them. Two sub-inspectors on responsibility within the Meerapur Meeting phase had been suspended after they had been accused of blocking voters.
The Samajwadi Social gathering has accused the police of “misbehaving” with voters in Meerapur. “They’re being stopped from casting their votes, voting is getting affected. Police is misbehaving with voters and utilizing lathis on girls at sales space quantity 318 of Mirapur meeting constituency in Muzaffarnagar. Election Fee ought to take cognizance and guarantee truthful voting,” the Opposition get together stated on X.
The bypolls to 9 Meeting seats has sparked heated exchanges between the ruling BJP and the Opposition Samajwadi Social gathering. Whereas Samajwadi Social gathering chief Akhilesh Yadav has alleged over a number of posts that cops are stopping and intimidating voters, state BJP president Bhupendra Chaudhary has accused the Opposition get together of deploying goons and mafia on the bottom out of frustration.
Chief Electoral Officer of Uttar Pradesh police Navdeep Rinwa have stated 5 cops have been suspended. “Voter IDs should be checked by ballot workers contained in the sales space. Cops exterior is not going to verify IDs or cease anybody. If such complaints come, we’ll take motion,” he stated.
The ballot officer was responding to Mr Yadav’s allegation that police had been checking voter playing cards of individuals and stopping them casting their vote.