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Mulayam assures House over murder probe

Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Monday assured the State Legislative Council that the ongoing inquiry into the murder of Zila Panchayat member of J.P. Nagar, Jagmohan Khadakvanshi, would be completed in a week. He also told the Council that in case the concerned parties were not satisfied with the ongoing inquiry, it would be handed over to some other agency.

The matter came up in both the Houses of the State Legislature. The BJP members who raised the matter through an adjournment notice in the Council alleged that Khadagvanshi was killed in connection with Zila Panchayat chairman election at the behest of a State Minister who has been named in the FIR filed in this connection.

Prof Ramji Singh, Sheema Rizvi and Leader of Opposition Nepal Singh (all BJP) demanded that the inquiry should be taken from the police and handed over to some other agency.

The members also used the occasion to criticise the law and order situation in the State citing various incidents including the murder of party MLA Krishnanad Rai.

The Chief Minister, however, termed the Opposition allegations as baseless and assured the house that the probe would be completed in a week's time. -- PTI

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