I'm asking this question to the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. On his elevation to the post, it was tom-tommed that he was young, without any political baggage and with his youthful background, he'd give a clean government and bring about much needed development in the backward state. He's coming to the end of his tenure and has nothing to boast of as administrative achievements during his rule, thus far.
And look at the way he has handled the murder of Jagendra Singh, the journalist. It's 22 Jun today, the culprits have not been arrested and one wonders as to whether any serious inquiry is on because one of his ministers, Ram Murti Verma looking after Dairy Development, is the principal accused!
Under pressure, he's finally met the late journalist's family, today, with the following sops:-
(a) A sum of Rs.30 lakhs
(b) Government jobs for the family members
(c) Permission for arms licence and
(d) Samajwadi pension for the widow!
And all these for what?
(a) Jagendra Singh used to run a Facebook page called 'Shahjahanpur Samachar'.
(b) It had a number of followers and he'd written posts about Ram Murti Verma's links to
corruption and illegal sand mining but had not backed his claims with evidence.
(c) On 05 May, the minister and his henchmen had reportedly raped a female Anganwadi
teacher who, later told a local court that the police was refusing to file an FIR against the
minister and his minions.
(d) The proverbial last straw that broke the camel's back was when Jagendra Singh had taken
up the hapless teacher's case in his blogs.
(e) On 22 May, he'd reported in his blog about the harassment by police, goons and politicians
and that he feared he could be killed by Ram Murti Verma.
(f) On 01 Jun, a group of policemen and goons came in two cars, barged into his house
saying that he'd been adequately warned against writing anything on Verma, poured petrol
over him and set fire.
(g) Though he was rushed to the district hospital and later to the King George Medical
University at Lucknow, he succumbed to his injuries on 08 Jun.
(h) Initially, the police had claimed that it was a suicide but the dying declaration made by the
journalist have made the culprits scampering for cover and the police, claims the government,
have not been able to nab the perpetrators!
A shame on you, Akhilesh Yadav. As the chief minister, you're ignorant about your minister's whereabouts? Whom are you trying to kid?
Tailpiece.
We, as Indians, need to hang our heads in shame. It's happening in our country which prides in being the world's vibrant democracy!
And look at the way he has handled the murder of Jagendra Singh, the journalist. It's 22 Jun today, the culprits have not been arrested and one wonders as to whether any serious inquiry is on because one of his ministers, Ram Murti Verma looking after Dairy Development, is the principal accused!
Under pressure, he's finally met the late journalist's family, today, with the following sops:-
(a) A sum of Rs.30 lakhs
(b) Government jobs for the family members
(c) Permission for arms licence and
(d) Samajwadi pension for the widow!
And all these for what?
(a) Jagendra Singh used to run a Facebook page called 'Shahjahanpur Samachar'.
(b) It had a number of followers and he'd written posts about Ram Murti Verma's links to
corruption and illegal sand mining but had not backed his claims with evidence.
(c) On 05 May, the minister and his henchmen had reportedly raped a female Anganwadi
teacher who, later told a local court that the police was refusing to file an FIR against the
minister and his minions.
(d) The proverbial last straw that broke the camel's back was when Jagendra Singh had taken
up the hapless teacher's case in his blogs.
(e) On 22 May, he'd reported in his blog about the harassment by police, goons and politicians
and that he feared he could be killed by Ram Murti Verma.
(f) On 01 Jun, a group of policemen and goons came in two cars, barged into his house
saying that he'd been adequately warned against writing anything on Verma, poured petrol
over him and set fire.
(g) Though he was rushed to the district hospital and later to the King George Medical
University at Lucknow, he succumbed to his injuries on 08 Jun.
(h) Initially, the police had claimed that it was a suicide but the dying declaration made by the
journalist have made the culprits scampering for cover and the police, claims the government,
have not been able to nab the perpetrators!
A shame on you, Akhilesh Yadav. As the chief minister, you're ignorant about your minister's whereabouts? Whom are you trying to kid?
Tailpiece.
We, as Indians, need to hang our heads in shame. It's happening in our country which prides in being the world's vibrant democracy!
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