In a rare outburst, UP CM Yogi Adityanath on Saturday lashed out at Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav in the state assembly following questions raised by the Opposition leader related to the horrific public killing of a key witness in a 2005 MLA murder case.
Akhilesh Yadav during his speech threw a bunch of questions regarding the poor condition of law and order in the state among other issues.
Countering the allegations put by the SP leader, UP CM hit out angrily at him even referring to his family feud.
The priest-politician then launched a scathing attack by referring to Atiq Ahmed, the man who has been accused by the victim's family of the murder.
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Pointing a finger at Yadav, UP CM said, "Is it not true that Atiq Ahmed who has been accused by the victim's family, is part of the mafia fostered by the Samajwadi Party and we have only worked towards breaking its back?"
Atiq Ahmed is a former MP who is currently lodged in the Gujarat jail.