Photo of Udaipur accused with BJP chief goes viral, occasion denies join

By Express News Service

JAIPUR: A serious controversy has erupted after an image of Udaipur homicide accused Riyaz Attari with chief of the opposition Gulabchand Kataria went viral on social media.

The image is reportedly from a 2018 occasion. Also, an previous put up of a employee related to BJP Minority Morcha surfaced through which he has described Riyaz as a BJP employee.

On social media, the leaders of the BJP Minority Front had shared pictures with Riyaz a number of instances. Tahir shared a put up in November 2019 and wrote for Riyaz, “Har Dil Aziz, our brother Riyaz Attari, a BJP worker was welcomed on his arrival in Udaipur from Umra’s Ziarat. May Allah accept all the prayers of Riyaz Attari Bhaijaan, Amen.”

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This put up was placed on Tahir’s Facebook account on 25 November 2019.  In this, Tahir and Chainwala and one other BJP chief are seen garlanding Riyaz.  At the identical time, in lots of posts associated to Tahir, a Facebook account named Riyaz Attari has been talked about.  But that account is not seen. In this regard, Irshad Chainwala stated that he has no reference to Riyaz. Riyaz had returned from Mecca-Medina after performing Umrah.  Then he was welcomed with a garland. Chainwala claims he was launched to Riyaz by Tahir.

Photos of Riyaz have additionally surfaced with Udaipur BJP District President Ravindra Shrimali. However, Shrimali stated that Riyaz has nothing to do with the occasion. “Riyaz is not a member of our party. If anyone can stand and take a picture in the crowd, then such a person cannot be linked to any party. All this is being done by the opposition party under a conspiracy. We are ready to be investigated by any agency,” he remarked.

However, BJP in Rajasthan on Saturday denied the allegation and stated that the Udaipur accused has by no means been a member of the occasion.

M Sadiq Khan, Rajasthan BJP Minority Morcha state president stated, “BJP is world’s largest party and hence anybody can come and click pictures with our leaders. But this doesn’t mean that he has been our party member. The accused has never been a member of our party. The state government due to its failure, wants to hold someone responsible. I request the Chief Minister to leave his post,” he stated.