BJP Condemns The Arrest of Its National President Shri Rajnath Singh
Alongwith Thousands of BJP Workers At The Delhi-Noida Border

New Delhi - 14 August 08 : The BJP condemns the UP Government for arresting its National President Shri Rajnath Singh alongwith BJP leaders and workers at the NOIDA-Delhi border.

The BJP sharply criticised the Mayawati Government for going trigger-happy against the farmers, killing nearly half a dozen and injuring hundreds in the unjustified display of force.

The statement further accused both the former Mulayam Singh government and the present Mayawati government for having mis-managed the farmers issue in Greater Noida and elsewhere in the state.

BJP National President Shri Rajnath Singh was going to Kailash Hospital in Noida to meet the injured farmers and also to visit the kith and kin of the farmers in the village of Ghori-Bachera who lost their family members when the police unrestrained showered bullets on them and to the tune of two hundred rounds.

This arrest is a part of the intimidating tactics to bully the democratic forces who are demanding just treatment towards the farmers.

The BJP will not allow the Mayawati government to trample the rights of the farmers and will fight for their just demands and rights till its logical conclusion.

Shri Rajnath Singh expressed his grief over the death of six farmers and two policemen in the clashes and demanded adequate compensation for the families of the bereaved.

Shri Rajnath Singh made the following demands : -

1) An enquiry should be set up under the Chairmanship of a sitting judge.

2) All the affected families should be given appropriate compensation.

3) The fertile agricultural land should not be acquired for private purposes.

4) If it is required then this should be done with the consent of the concerned farmer.

5) A national policy should be made for aquisition of agricultural land to avoid such incidences elsewhere.

Shri Rajnath Singh constituted a five member enquiry committee of the BJP under the chairmanship of Shri Hukum Singh (former minister UP). The members of the committee are:

1. Shri Hukum Singh (former minister UP)

2. Shri Satpal Malik (former union minister)

3. Shri Rajkumer Tyagi (MLC -UP)

4. Shri Roop Choudhary (former MLA)

5. Shri B.S. Choudhary.

The other prominent leaders who were arrested were Shri Ashok Pradhan, MP, Shri Vinod Pandey, National Convener of the BJP Kisan Morcha, Shri Sunil Kumar, Shri Nawab Singh Nagar, Shri Ramesh Chand Tomar, Shri Bhupender Singh, Shri Narender Singh Sisodia, Shri Mahender Singh, Shri Swatantradev Singh, Smt. Lajja Rani Garg.

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