Akhilesh demands probe by SC judge in Mukhtar's death, consoles family

Ghazipur (UP), 7.4.24 Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday visited the ancestral house for mafia-turned-politician and former MLA Mukhtar Ansari where he met the family members and expressed his condolences.

During this, Akhilesh termed Mukhtar's death as unnatural calling it a murder and conspiracy. Stating that he has no no confidence in any judicial investigation team constituted by the state government, he raised the demand that the incident be probed under the supervision of the sitting judge of the Supreme Court.

Akhilesh reached the Shaheed Inter College in Yusufpur Mohammadabad by helicopter from where he reached Mukhtar Ansari's house by road. During his visit the SP chief met all the family members including deceased Mukhtar's elder brother MP Afzal Ansari, son Omar Ansari and expressed his condolences.

Mukhtar Ansari's nephew and SP MLA Shoaib Ansari 'Mannu' was present on the occasion.

Later, while talking to the media, Akhilesh termed the death of Mukhtar Ansari as unfortunate and murder. Attacking the government, he said that maximum discrimination and injustice is taking place in this government.

He said that providing security to the citizens is the first job of the government. "A government which cannot provide justice can never be of the people," he said.

While describing the media as the fourth pillar of democracy, the SP chief said that this pillar is also in danger today. "Journalists are being put in jail for reporting true facts. Along with this, action is taken against journalists by raising old cases by any means," he said.

He said that he is with the Ansari family in this hour of grief and has come to share their grief. Expressing disbelief on the investigation team constituted by the government, he said that there is no expectation of justice from this government.

Akhilesh said, "Everyone knows the truth of the entire incident, even the government itself knows it. But it would not like to let the truth come out. In such a situation, everything will be clear only after investigation under the supervision of the sitting judge of the Supreme Court."

It may be noted that Mukhtar, who was lodged in Banda jail, was taken to the medical college on March 28 where he died due to cardiac arrest. A judicial probe along with a magisterial inquiry have already been ordered into the incident.