New delhi sources stated that amid harsh criticism of police crackdown on anti-CAA and NRC protests in the state, Uttar Pradesh chief minister yogi adityanath remained belligerent, showing neither remorse about the death toll nor the willingness to dial down the attack mode the state police has assumed in dealing with people protesting against the two pieces of legislation they see as communal and divisive.
Meanwhile instead, Mr Adityanath had justified the police action while sending another stern message to protesters. Perhaps in a series of tweets posted from the account of the UP chief minister, the CM’s office said the action taken on protesters has shocked every rioter into silence. The CMO tweeted “Every rioter is shocked. Every demonstrator is stunned. Everyone has been silenced after seeing yogi adityanath government’s strict actions. Do whatever now, compensation will be taken from anyone who damages public property. Every violent protester will cry now because there is a Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh".
Moreover the tweets came in the wake of the Uttar Pradesh government notifying as many as 498 people for causing damage to public property during ongoing protests that turned violent in many places. Apparently chief minister Adityanath had said properties of those involved in the violence would be seized and auctioned to compensate for the destruction of public and private assets during the protests over the amended citizenship law and in the entire state, more than thousand people have so far been arrested for their alleged involvement in violence. Also the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh police chief over complaints of rights violation in the state.
