Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 14 : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday slammed the Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over 'police action' against protesting UPPSC aspirants and accused it of "playing with their future."
The Samajwadi Party chief also supported the demands of the aspirants and called it justified.
"They are lathi-charging the youth who came to Prayagraj to ask for jobs. They are protesting for their studies. They are not even worried that the government is playing with their future. The demands of the candidates are justified," he said.
On Wednesday, students preparing for the Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) held a candlelight march, marking the third consecutive day of protests outside the UPPSC building in Prayagraj.
The candidates are demanding that the UPPSC exams, specifically the Provincial Civil Services (PCS) and Review Officer/Assistant Review Officer (RO/ARO) exams, be conducted in a single shift.
Akhilesh Yadav welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict on the bulldozer action, stating that after this decision, the use of bulldozers must stop.
"It's a matter of happiness that the Supreme Court has also said that the officials, those who were involved - action must be taken against them as well. A fine has been imposed against the govt as well because they are unconstitutional people. After this decision, the bulldozer must stop," he said.
Notably, the UP government's frequent use of bulldozer action against people accused of heinous crimes had earned Chief Minister Adityanath the 'bulldozer baba' tag.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that no demolition should be carried out without a prior 15-day show cause notice to the owner of the property and without following the statutory guidelines. The top court also said that the executive cannot become a judge and decide that a person accused is guilty and, therefore, punish him by demolishing his property.
"The executive cannot become a judge and decide that a person accused is guilty and, therefore, punish him by demolishing his residential/commercial property/properties. Such an act of the executive would be transgressing its limits," said a judgement delivered by a bench of justices BR Gavai and KV Vishwanathan.