Lucknow/New Delhi, May 19 (ANI): Utttar Pradesh Government on Thursday rubbished the claims of Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi with regard to the atrocities on protesting villagers in Bhatta Parsaul village of Greater Noida.
"All allegations, especially on rape, are absolutely baseless. Even the forensics report has clarified that there were no human remains or bones. Only four people died in the violence," Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Secretary Shashank Shekhar told mediapersons while addressing a press conference in Lucknow.
Demanding a judicial probe into the violence in Bhatta Parsaul village of Greater Noida, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that would go to every village of Uttar Pradesh and fight for ousting the government.
Addressing a Congress conclave in Varanasi, Gandhi said: "Locals said that they were ready to give land. Women and poor farmers in the village told me, "see what is happening to us. Why our houses are being burnt? Why are we beaten up?" These questions are being asked."
"The Uttar Pradesh Government says all is well in Bhatta Parsaul. Then why Section 144 (prohibitory orders) has been imposed there. If everything is alright, why are people fleeing? If everything is alright, why is a judicial probe not being ordered? Free and fair inquiry is the need of the hour to fix responsibility," he added.
Challenging Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Government in Uttar Pradesh, Gandhi said: "I will reach every corner of the state and fight with you holding your hands. We will fight them (UP government) in every village and we will throw them out."
The Gandhi scion further said the state administration was not ready to accept problems in Bundelkhand, in spite of the fact that the condition of the people was miserable there.
"What is the state government doing? Bundelkhand is seeking help but the state government is not doing anything. I went to the Prime Minister and did whatever I can. But the money sent from Centre is not utilised here," said Gandhi.
"I recently went there (Bundelkhand) where the condition of the roads was not good, farmers were not getting their due in mandi (market)," he added.
Rahul Gandhi had met the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday evening to highlight the plight of farmers in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
"I am very concerned with what is going on in villages of Noida. The situation is still pretty bad. We are confident that the Land Acquisition Bill will be passed in the next session of Parliament," Gandhi told reporters after the meeting.
The Bhatta Parsaul village in the Greater NOIDA area of Uttar Pradesh witnessed high drama last Thursday following Rahul Gandhi"s arrest.
Gandhi, who spent almost 19 hours at Bhatta Parasul, was arrested under Sec 151 CrPC at around 11 p.m. on Wednesday and was taken to the Kasna police station.
He was later released on bail by the Uttar Pradesh Police and brought to Delhi.
The farmers have been agitating since January demanding higher compensation for their lands acquired by the state government.
Their demand is that only half their lands should be acquired, while the rest should be handed over to the farmers after development.
They also want 25 percent reservation for farmers in all schemes of Noida, Greater Noida and Yamuna Expressway.
The farmers have also been demanding that the authorities should give 120 square metre plots to landless farmers and a compensation of Rs. 5,00,000 for each acre of acquired land. (ANI)
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