New Delhi, December 31: Days after the Ghazipur violence, which led to the killing of Uttar Pradesh police head constable Suresh Vats by a violent mob, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday stated that the incident is unfortunate and asked state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to take stern action against the accused.

Expressing his opinion on the attacks, the Union Minister condemned the killing of Vats and said, “It is unfortunate, but this should not be linked with law and order situation in the state. It was a reactionary incident. CM took immediate action after taking cognisance of it.” Ghazipur, Bulandshahr 'Isolated Incidents', Says BJP MP Udit Raj After Mob Kills Another UP Police Officer.

Earlier on Sunday, former CM and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav slammed the BJP-led government for the ‘Thok Do’ mentality. He had opined that due to this, two policemen lost their lives within a month to control the violent mob.

Expressing his opinion, Yadav had said, “Ye ghatna isliye ghati hai kyunki CM sadan mein ho ya manch pe ho unki ek hi bhasha hai ‘thok do’. Kabhi police ko nahi samjh aata kise ‘thokna’ hai kabhi janta ko nahi samajh aata kise ‘thokna’ hai. (This incident happened because the chief minister keeps saying ‘thok do’ (shoot them), whether he is in the office or on the stage. Sometimes police cannot understand who to ‘thokna’ (shoot) and sometimes people cannot understand whom to shoot.” Ghazipur Mob Violence: Akhilesh Yadav Says Yogi Adityanath’s ‘Thok Do’ Order Behind UP Police Officer's Death.

However, BJP MP Udit Raj was of the opinion, “It is an unfortunate incident. I am sure UP CM will take stringent action. UP has a population of 25 crores, one or two isolated incidents in the state cannot substantiate that something is wrong with law and order in the state.”

Stating that some elements are trying to disturb the environment, Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said on Sunday, “People tell me miscreants prefer to stay behind bars, they are afraid of coming out. This kind of situation has been seen for the first time. It's unfortunate that Bulandshahr and Ghazipur incidents happened, some elements are trying to disturb the environment.” Ghazipur Mob Violence: UP Police Arrests 27 People For Killing Head Constable.

Meanwhile, the Uttar Pradesh police arrested at least 27 people till now in connection to the killing of police head constable Suresh Vats. According to reports, the stone-pelters suspected to be from the Nishad community, which had organised massive protests ahead of Modi's rally, demanding an increase in their share of reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.

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