Jammu, Oct 03: Jammu and Kashmir BJP leader Jahanzaib Sirwal on Friday threatened to resign from the party, citing Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s “unacceptable” remarks and the state police’s “vindictive” attitude against the Muslim community.
The situation in Uttar Pradesh goes against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of ‘Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas’. It betrays this ethos through “baseless legal actions, heavy-handed crackdown and divisive threats”, he said in a statement.
He said impartial investigations must hold all wrongdoers accountable and not just one community.
When contacted by PTI, Sirwal said he will have no other option but to resign if the BJP fails to take any action to restore the confidence of Muslims.
In Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur, polic