Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday, 2 February, while addressing a rally Delhi's Rohini, threatened to use violence against anyone who tries to create trouble during Kawar Yatra. 'Boli nahi, goli se samjhaya jaayega,’ said Adityanath.
Asserting that he ensured peaceful Kanwar Yatras in Delhi during a rally, the Uttar Pradesh CM said he has warned that those trying to "attack" these religious processions will have to face police bullets."I gave directions to make proper arrangements to welcome Lord shiva's devotees. People said riots will take place, but I said if anyone attacks Kanwar Yatras, then police bullets, and not merely words, will put sense into them." Referring to the anti-CAA protests in UP, he asserted that his government dealt with it by declaring that protesters involved in damaging public property will have to compensate it.
Kejriwal Supplies Biryani to Shaheen Bagh Protesters: Adityanath
Earlier, the UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday, 1 February, alleged that those who support terrorists in Kashmir are staging protest at Shaheen Bagh and raising slogans of 'azadi'.
Hitting out at the AAP dispensation at an election rally in northwest Delhi's Rohini, Adityanath said that the Arvind Kejriwal government "supplies biryani" to protesters at Shaheen Bagh.
Hundreds of people, including women and children, have been protesting since 15 December at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens.
Addressing another poll rally at Karawal Nagar Chowk in east Delhi, the BJP leader lashed out at anti-CAA protesters, saying “their ancestors divided India, so they have a grouse against this emerging ‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’.”
"These protests happening at various places in Delhi are not about the CAA, but it is happening because those people are questioning as to how can India emerge as a major power in the world, and to stop that rising India," he claimed.
During the Delhi Assembly poll campaign, BJP leaders have been urging people to vote for the party to show their disapproval for the ongoing anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh.
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