SP distances itself from protest, says preventive action not taken
Kanpur: Local functionaries of the
Samajwadi Party
said that they have no links with the organisation which indulged in violence during the protest in support of two 'katha vachaks' who were assaulted in Dandarpur village on June 21.
SP district president Pradeep Shakya and state secretary Gopal Yadav said, "Our party has nothing to do with the unrest in the village. The
Bharatiya Janata Party
is trying to use the incident for political advantage."
"There was no preventive action despite intelligence input about the planned siege of Bakewar police station," he said. The SP also released a photograph of Gagan Yadav, labelling him as "a BJP worker".
BJP's regional vice-president Shiv Mahesh Dubey, accompanied by supporters, visited Dandarpur village to meet Brahmin community members and Jai Prakash, who had filed the FIR, and promised that justice would be meted to them.
He said that the incident involving 'katha vachaks' who reached the venue hiding their caste identities was a "plot of the SP". "The incident is the handiwork of the Samajwadi Party workers. The govt and police should take firm action," he said.
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