Prayagraj: Reacting sharply over the killing of Congress leader Mohd Akram (30), Congress Working Committee (CWC) member and senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari on Wednesday claimed that "instead of Ram-Rajya, it is jungle raj that has been prevailing in UP."
He also came down heavily on CM Yogi led state government and added, "criminals were striking at their will and that the state government has failed to tackle the deteriorating law and order problem."
Tiwari also demanded that the state government give Rs one crore compensation to the kin of the deceased and ensure the arrest of killers at the earliest. Senior Congress leaders and workers had assembled outside the post-mortem centre on Wednesday morning to console the family members of the slain Congress leader.
Police, meanwhile, said that Mohd Akram (30), who was vice president of the Phulpur Lok Sabha constituency for the party, was allegedly shot dead by some unidentified miscreants in Kanihar locality under the Jhunsi police station in trans-Ganga late on Tuesday night. Initial police investigation revealed that property dispute has led to the killing of the local Congress leader.
After the killing, the family members of the deceased alleged the involvement of the maternal uncle of the slain Congress leader over a property dispute. The Congress leader was targeted by assailants when he was going to a local grocery shop.
Family members, meanwhile, accused the police administration of not taking corrective measures when the slain Congress leader had approached senior police officials suspecting a threat to his life. Family members also claimed that an attempt on his life was made in February but he had narrowly escaped from that attack.
Following the incident, the family members then lodged a complaint with the local police station concerned but alleged that no action was initiated. The police are yet to make any arrests in the case and investigations are underway.