New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav, visited Uttar Pradesh police headquarters in Lucknow in the arrest case of SP media cell’s Twitter operator Manish Jagan Agrawal. When he was offered tea, he refused it and said that he will order from outside as he does not trust the police. Akhilesh is taking a jibe at the UP government after the arrest of their party worker.
Refusing the tea, the SP chief said that he would not drink the tea served at the headquarters. He added that the party members will bring their own tea and would take the cup from the headquarters if they offer. Making a big remark he said they cannot drink the tea as he fears they poison them and moreover does not trust the police.
#WATCH समाजवादी पार्टी प्रमुख अखिलेश यादव ने पुलिस मुख्यालय में चाय पीने से इंकार किया।
उन्होंने कहा,”हम यहां की चाय नहीं पियेंगे। हम अपनी (चाय) लाएंगे, कप आपका ले लेंगे। हम नहीं पी सकते, ज़हर दे दोगे तो? हमें भरोसा नहीं। हम बाहर से मंगा लेंगे।”
(वीडियो सोर्स: समाजवादी पार्टी) pic.twitter.com/zwlyMp8Q82
— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) January 8, 2023
Manish Agrawal was arrested after the social media in-charge of BJP’s youth wing, Dr Richa Rajput, complained of receiving a death and rape threat from SP’s Twitter handle. Dr Richa also alleged that if anything happens to her, then Akhilesh Yadav will be responsible for it. The accused is arrested by the Hazratganj police under sections 153 A, 153 B, 295 A, IT act sections 66, 67, 67a, 67b and other sections of IPC. The complaint was registered on January 6.
माननीय राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री अखिलेश यादव जी पुलिस मुख्यालय, लखनऊ पहुंचे।
मुख्यालय में कोई जिम्मेदार व्यक्ति मौजूद नहीं। pic.twitter.com/1e2qI4slsA
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) January 8, 2023
BJP and RSS workers have previously also registered such complaints against Samajwadi Party’s media cell for using inappropriate language.
On the other hand, SP is condemning the arrest and following this, Akhilesh reached police headquarters. The party also shared that there was no responsible official present at the headquarters when the part chief reached there.
पुलिस मुख्यालय लखनऊ में मौजूद माननीय राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष श्री अखिलेश यादव जी, अब भी कोई जिम्मेदार व्यक्ति उपस्थित नहीं। @Uppolice pic.twitter.com/kRugHcpUms
— Samajwadi Party (@samajwadiparty) January 8, 2023
