File photo Ashwini Kumar Choubey. (File PTI photo)
Expressing disappointment, Union Minister Choubey said that it is regrettable to make such statements and slogans by people in Bihar.
Union minister Ashwini Kumar Choubey said those raising slogans glorifying slain gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed “should be shot on sight”. The statement was in response to sloganeering near the largest mosque in Bihar’s Patna after Friday prayers.
Vaibhav Sharma, City SP, Patna had said, “After offering Jumma namaz, one of the men shouted ‘Atik Ahmed amar rahe’ and raised slogans against the Prime Minister. Narendra Modi And Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.”
Reacting to the incident, Union minister Choubey said, “The incident is unfortunate and it is regrettable to make such statements and slogans in Bihar, such people should be immediately shot and looked into.”
Choubey further said, ‘The manner in which slogans were raised by name against the Prime Minister of the country and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, that too is very unfortunate.’
“We need a ‘Yogi’ model in Bihar in which criminals like the terrorism mafia are not spared,” he said.
Choubey claimed that at present Bihar is ruled by a dynasty and caste based government and chief minister Nitish Kumar He is targeting BJP members with his statements. Choubey expressed confidence that the people of Bihar would respond by electing the ‘Yogi model’ in the 2025 state elections. He further said that the people of Bihar would bring the BJP government to power and the Yogi model would be implemented in the state in the near future.
Ateeq Ahmed’s slogans before Eid ul-Fitr
The Patna district administration on Friday shared a statement made by Mohammad Faisal Imam, who heads the management committee of Jama Masjid, on social media after the incident. The move was taken to maintain peace and prevent any possible tension, especially ahead of Eid ul Fitr celebrations on Saturday.
The case related to Atiq Ahmed is from Uttar Pradesh. In Bihar, the Nitish Kumar government has ensured excellent law and order”, Imam told reporters, who visited the crowded mosque adjacent to Patna Junction after learning about the sloganeering after prayers.
India celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr on Saturday, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramzan. During the Eid ul Fitr festival, people dressed in traditional clothes offer prayers at mosques and Eidgahs and families gather for festive feasts.
Eid prayers passed off peacefully at all 31,838 places in the state, a senior police officer said. “Due to the efforts and efficient management by all, no untoward incident has been reported from anywhere,” the official said.
Security was tightened across Uttar Pradesh and prohibitory orders under section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) were imposed after gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf were shot dead in Prayagraj on April 15 by three men posing as journalists. was implemented.
(With inputs from PTI and ANI)
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