Yogi: Land mafia leaders troubled by demolition

In an obvious dig at his predecessor and Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday stated leaders of the land mafia have been troubled that land belonging to the poor and merchants was being freed by his administration.
On Friday, Yadav had stated that the federal government’s drive to demolish illegally constructed homes and buildings appeared like motion concentrating on political rivals. He warned that the celebration that involves energy in subsequent yr’s state elections would take comparable motion in opposition to these in energy at current.
Responding to the SP chief whereas inaugurating the ‘Mukhyamantri Arogya Mela’ in Farrukhabad district, Adityanath stated those that used to unfold concern amongst individuals have been now visiting police stations with placards round their necks and begging for mercy whereas bulldozers raze down the properties of mafiosos and their henchmen.

He added, “Earlier, the mafia used to capture the land of the poor and businessmen. Today, when bulldozers are running over the chests of these land mafiosos, the criminals have run away but their ‘rehnuma’ [leaders] are feeling troubled. They did not feel troubled when the land of the poor, of traders or a common person was taken. They are having problems when these properties are freed from such criminals…The leaders of these criminals have uneasiness, because their henchmen are today begging for their lives. They are scared that the bulldozer might turn towards them.”