Yogi’s poll star Karishma and Atiq’s murder in headlines in Karnataka elections

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.  (Filepic/ANI)

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. (Filepic/ANI)

Ahead of the Karnataka assembly elections, BJP leaders said that the party wants to capitalize on the charisma of the UP chief minister, who has been its star campaigner for the last few years.

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It is located 1,400 km from Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh, yet the issue of Atiq Ahmed’s murder is resonating in poll-bound Karnataka. Not only this. If political pundits and Bharatiya Janata Party insiders are to be believed, the demand for UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath as a star campaigner has increased manifold, especially after the killing of mafia brothers Atiq and Ashraf by assailants in police custody on April 15. Prayagraj.

People say Yogi Adityanath’s charisma has viral video showing verbal spat involving Leader of Opposition Akhilesh Yadav In the state assembly when the CM, speaking on the Umesh Pal murder case, attempted to corner the Samajwadi Party, saying it would “bring the mafia to the ground” as he pledged a zero-tolerance policy against gangsters. and crime in UP

Karnataka will vote on May 10 and the results will be out on May 13. Ahead of the assembly polls, BJP leaders said the party wanted to capitalize on the charisma of the UP chief minister, who has been its star campaigner for some time now. Year. Along with the encounter of Asad Ahmed, son of Atiq Ahmed and his close aide Ghulam, which led to the death of Atiq and his brother Ashraf, the video of the CM with the remark “Mitti mein mila dunga” has gone viral on social media. His promise to eliminate wanted criminals made his star campaigner influence more credible in Karnataka, especially in coastal Karnataka where Hindutva is reportedly a major issue.

“The killing of the mafia brothers and the earlier encounter between Assad and his associate Ghulam could make Adityanath a big draw in coastal Karnataka where issues like the Popular Front of India (PFI) have been important. It is time for the party to present the example of Chief Minister Adityanath to make it clear that the BJP does not give shelter to criminals. BJP has already given tickets to lawyers, doctors and retired IAS and IPS officers in Karnataka to win the trust of the people.

Bharatiya Janata Party insiders said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath are among the BJP’s 40 star campaigners for the Karnataka elections. In these, the CM of UP is likely to hold more than a dozen rallies.

Atiq’s case first hit headlines in April, when BJP leader Amit Malviya tweeted a 2.09-minute video of Congress’ star campaigner, Rajya Sabha member Imran Pratapgarhi, in which he can be heard praising the gangster-turned-politician. Could The video also states that Atiq had gone to Pratapgarhi’s residence in 2015 for a feast.

Malviya tweeted, “Imran Pratapgarhi, Rahul Gandhi’s elected Rajya Sabha member and star campaigner of Congress in Karnataka, is a supporter of don and now murder criminal Atiq Ahmed.”

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