Dadri killing part of a pre-planned strategy of BJP: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav
His comment came four days after his father, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav, made the same allegation, saying it was a conspiracy hatched by three persons “from one organisation” who had also played a similar role in the Muzaffarnagar riots of 2013.
In his first interview since Mohammad Akhlaq of Bisada village in Uttar Pradesh was lynched by a mob, Akhilesh Yadav told NDTV that he did not believe the attack was a spontaneous act.
He cited a preliminary investigation by his government to say, "Facts indicate that Dadri was part of a pre-meditated strategy of the BJP and those affiliated to the party."
The Chief Minister made a serious indictment when he said, "The Dadri issue resonated across the world - is it possible the BJP leadership didn't know? The BJP top leaders know precisely what the party is doing in UP."
He charged the Bharatiya Janata Party with attempting to whip up communal passions in the state.
"The BJP has been changing issues in UP very fast to divide communities and divert the political debate. First it was love jihad, then ghar wapasi or conversions. It even created trouble in Moradabad over the use of loud speakers," he said.
On September 28, a 100-strong mob attacked and killed Mohammad Akhlaq over rumours that he had slaughtered a calf and stored and eaten beef. Amid outrage and an intense political debate on cow slaughter, several BJP leaders visited the tense Dadri region and made controversial speeches.
Rejecting Home Minister Rajnath Singh's request that the BJP not be held responsible for the actions of some members, Yadav told NDTV, "No political party party can distance itself from the actions of its workers."
He also attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying, "The PM is travelling abroad for investment. But such incidents will hurt those attempts. Today, there are BJP leaders making inflammatory remarks. I want to know from the BJP, who is the party leader the workers making these remarks will listen to. That leader must come forward to stop them."
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