'Are You standing with a criminal?': Priyanka Gandhi lashes out at BJP Govt

Launching a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government in Uttar Pradesh over the Ballia shooting case, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi questioned who is the state government standing with.

Priyanka Gandhi:

She tweeted, "With whom does the BJP government stand in the Ballia incident? According to reports, after the killing in front of officers, the accused was in police custody but he escaped...The BJP MLA is openly standing with the accused."

"@narendramodi @JPNadda @AmitShah Are you with this MLA standing with a criminal? If not, why has he remained in the BJP till now?" she added in another tweet.

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Main Accused Arrested:

Meanwhile, Dhirendra Singh, the main accused in the Ballia shooting case, was arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Police on Sunday.

A team of UP Special Task Force (STF) team arrested Dhirendra Singh near Janeshwar Mishra Park in Lucknow. Two other accused -- Santosh Yadav and Marajeet Yadav -- were also arrested. So far, 10 people have been arrested in the Ballia shooting case.

A police official said that arms were also recovered from the possession of Dhirendra Singh's accomplices, Santosh Yadav and Marajeet Yadav.

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Surendra Singh said on Friday that the accused in the Ballia shooting incident, Dhirendra Pratap Singh, worked as a saffron party worker. MLA Surendra Singh also said the Ballia shooting incident, in which a person died, was unfortunate.

Two days after the shooting incident, the accused released a video claiming that he did not fire at anyone. Instead, he accused police and local administration of corruption and mismanagement.

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Dhirendra further accused the SDM, BDO and other officials of corruption and also claimed that they were influencing the allotment process of ration shops.

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