Spokespersons: Shri Rajender Pal Gautam & Shri Imran Masood: Shri Rajinder Pal Gautam, and Shri Imran Masood, MP, alleged that with the complete collapse of law and order in UP, criminals are having a free run and they have no fear of law.

Demanding the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over the brutal lynching of a Dalit youth in Raebareli, the Congress Party today alleged total collapse of law and order in the state with rising atrocities on Dalits, women and Muslims.

The Congress leaders also played a video recording of the lynching of a Dalit youth in Raebareli, who was beaten to death in front of the cameras. They said, when he mentioned Rahul Gandhi while dying, the attackers mocked him.

Demanding the resignation of the Chief Minister, Shri Rajinder Pal Gautam sought Rs 1 crore each in compensation for the families of the victims of such incidents. Besides, he said, these cases should be tried in a fast-track court in a time-bound manner.

Shri Rajinder Pal Gautam said that during the last ten years, there has been an alarming increase in the atrocities against Dalits in UP, with institutional discrimination having become the new normal. Quoting National Crime Records Bureau, he disclosed that in five BJP-ruled states, there has been an increase of 75 percent in cases of atrocities against the Dalits, with UP alone accounting for 26.2% of such incidents.

Shri Imran Masood, MP, alleged that the Constitution of the country was under threat. He said, Yogi government had completely failed on the issues of law and order and corruption. He added that crimes against Dalits, women and Muslims were on the rise.

He asserted that the Yogi government was blatantly violating the Supreme Court guidelines and continuing to carry out bulldozer justice in the state. He said, it is not the rule of the law that is prevailing in the country, but the rule of the BJP’s ideology. He alleged that the BJP is patronising and protecting those who are spreading hatred and violence.

The Congress leaders disclosed that Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi spoke to the victim’s family over phone. Besides, Amethi MP KL Sharma and PCC President Ajay Rai visited the family. The Congress will soon constitute a fact-finding team to look into such incidents and will also release a report. Monday, October 6, 2025