Modi, Yogi govts can be compared with British rule: Yechury

October 06, 2021 14:36

Reacting to the Lakhimpur Kheri incident, leader of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) and former Rajya Sabha MP, Sitaram Yechury, on Wednesday, said the Narendra Modi government at the Centre and the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh could be compared to British rule in India.

"This sort of atrocities and brutalities were seen during the British rule and that is what Modi government and UP government is doing. This incident also reminds us of atrocities committed by Britishers in Champaran... This government has a habit of torturing and this habit is increasing every day," Yechury said.

On the issue of UP government denying permission to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to visit Lakhimpur Kheri citing the law and order situation, CPI leader said, "In India, any citizen can travel in any part of the country. Now, how a state government can say that you cannot enter my state? This is an outright violation of our constitution."

He demanded that the person responsible for the Lakhimpur Kheri incident should be put behind bars as soon as possible.

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