BSP cites Bhati claim,asks Centre,Guv to intervene

He said while CM Akhilesh Yadav says the officer was suspended to avert the possibility of a communal flare-up because of the razing of a mosque’s wall,the district magistrate in his report has said that Nagpal had not given any such order and that she was also not present when the incident happened.

Maurya said the CM should clarify who of the three — Bhati,DM or the CM himself — is speaking the truth. He said the government should take action against whoever is lying.

“If the CM is trying to cover up the whole thing,he must resign to maintain the dignity of the post. And if Bhati is lying,then the red beacon (vehicle) given to him by the government must be taken back,” Maurya said.He said as the state government is not clarifying on the issue,the Centre and the Governor should intervene.

Maurya further said the CM’s statement that Nagpal was suspended to avert the possibility of any communal tension is “ludicrous”,as there has been about hundred big and small riots in the state since the SP came to power. No SP or DIG was even transferred by the government,he added.

“There have been 12 riots in the last 16 months when curfew was imposed,people died and properties were damaged,but the state government did not act against any officer. Now the CM says he suspended an IAS officer just to avert the possibility of a communal tension. What was this government doing when riots took place in the state?” Maurya asked.