Book Mulayam for Firing on Ayodhya ‘Karsewaks’ in 1990: VHP

The VHP’s demand for an FIR against the SP chief comes days after Mulayam reportedly justified the shooting.

The Samajwadi Party founder reportedly justified the shooting as “necessary”.

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The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), on Thursday, asked the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government to lodge an FIR against Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav for ordering the police to fire on 'karsewaks' in Ayodhya in 1990, when he was the Chief Minister.

The SP founder has repeatedly claimed that he got security personnel to open fire on karsewaks in Ayodhya in 1990. The Yogi Adityanath government needs to take cognisance of this statement and get him immediately arrested after lodging an FIR.

Sharad Sharma, Media In-Charge, VHP 

During his 79th birthday celebrations in Lucknow, Mulayam Singh Yadav had justified his order to the Uttar Pradesh police to open fire on karsewaks (volunteers), who were marching towards Ayodhya, when he was the chief minister.

The former chief minister said that 28 lives were lost in the police firing at Ayodhya on 30 October 1990.

"Had even more people been killed for the sake of the country's unity and integrity, the security forces would have done that," he had stated.

The VHP has said the family members of those devotees of Lord Ram who lost their lives in the police firing will be contacted and an appeal will be made to the UP government, as well as in the court, for lodging a case against the SP patron.

Drawing a parallel with General Dyer, who had opened fire on innocent people at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar during the colonial period, Sharma said the “same act of cowardice” was committed by Mulayam Singh Yadav for saving his government and increasing his vote share.

Asked about the VHP's demand, BJP state general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak said that he did not want to comment on it.

Asked about the VHP's demand, BJP state general secretary Vijay Bahadur Pathak said that he did not want to comment on it.

Mulayam’s statement came to polarise Muslim votes during the ongoing civic polls. He has proved unsuccessful politically and is making such statements to establish his son Akhilesh Yadav.

Vijay Bahadur Pathak, State General Secretary, UP BJP 

Former advisor to the state governor and legal expert CB Pandey said that authorities may lodge an FIR, but unforeseen complications may spring up during the probe.

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