Uttar Pradesh becoming an encounter state, says BSP chief Mayawati

Chief of Bahujan Samaj Party slammed the Yogi-Adityanath led BJP government stating that under the saffron party’s rule, Uttar Pradesh is slowly becoming an encounter state. The BSP supremo’s statement comes after gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf while they were in the custody of the police and were on their way for a medical examination in Prayagraj. The BSP is a staunch rival of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh.