New Delhi: As the Umesh Pal murder case takes a new turn, the leaders of Opposition Samajwadi Party (SP) and ruling government Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have involved themselves in a photo war.
Both the political outfits have been putting out pictures of prime murder accused Sadaqat Khan with the prominent leaders of respective parties, with intentions of claiming his allegience with the rival group.
In the latest, a picture has surfaced on social media platform Twitter where Sadaqat was seen shaking hands with SP chief and Leader of the Opposition of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly Akhilesh Yadav.
How deep does Sadaqat Khan's political influence run? His association with the Samajwadi Party and Atiq Ahmed's family is clear now.#गुंडों_का_कुलभूषण https://t.co/9BTaDRi2m6
— Ronit Bhatia (@theronitbhatia) February 28, 2023
However, the SP leaders have also shared an image of Sadaqat with BJP MLA Neelam Karwariya’s husband Uday Bhan Karwariya.
News24 does not verify the authencity of these images independently.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak called the SP a “nursery of criminals” while asserting that the Yogi Adityanath-led ruling government has “zero-tolerance” against crime.
“Our government has a zero tolerance against crime. The whole state knows that the Samajwadi Party is a nursery of criminals. But we are committed to ensure that no matter what reach any criminal has, we will not spare that person,” said the minister.
Sharing an image of Sadaqat Khan, national spokerperson of SP Ameeque Jamei wrote, “Sadaqat’s photo with Neelam’s husband Udaybhan Karwariya at former BJP MLA Neelam Karwariya’s house shows the connection of this incident with BJP.”
सदाकत वर्तमान में BJP का सदस्य था जिसकी फोटो सपा के साथ जोड़ी जा रही है
BJP की पूर्व विधायिका नीलम करवरिया के घर पर नीलम के पति उदयभान करवरिया के साथ सदाकत की फोटो BJP के साथ इस घटनाक्रम का कनेक्शन बताती हैं
इससे पहले भी एक BJP नेता राहिल इस केस का मास्टरमाइंड पकड़ा जा चुका है pic.twitter.com/SSGc4cVtmO
— Ameeque Jamei अमीक़ जामेई (@ameeque_Jamei) February 28, 2023
