Even priests are not safe in Yogi Adityanath regime, says Mayawati

LUCKNOW: A day after the priest of a temple in Gonda was shot at allegedly over a land dispute, BSP chief Mayawati hit out at the Uttar Pradesh government over the falling law and order situation, saying that even priests were not safe under another priest’s or Yogi Adityanath’s government.
“Like Rajasthan, there has been an attempt to murder a priest in Gonda district by people wanting to grab the temple land. This attack is shameful and now even priests are not safe under a priest’s government. How much worse can the law and order get?” Mayawati asked.
Asking the government to take the matter seriously and seeking strict action against the culprits, Mayawati said that the government must confiscate the property of the land mafia associated with this case. She also demanded that security of seers and priests in the state must be increased.
The Gonda pujari was sleeping during the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday when he was shot at reportedly by persons who wanted to take over some part of the temple land. An FIR has been filed against four persons in this connection.