Sitaram Yechury, politburo member of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of going against constitutional norms on Tuesday, January 15. The CPI (M) leader called out the invoking of the National Security Act (NSA) against those accused of alleged cow slaughter in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh.
In a tweet, Yechury said, “This is the BJP model, which Modi and Shah boast of: those who kill policeman in broad daylight are feted, while others are arrested under national security laws. The sheer brazenness in violating every Constitutional norm is the hallmark of BJP-RSS.”
This is the BJP model, which Modi and Shah boast of: those who kill policeman in broad daylight are feted, while others are arrested under national security laws.
The sheer brazeness in violating every Constitutional norm is the hallmark of BJP-RSS. pic.twitter.com/2HFwxAmGcZ— Sitaram Yechury (@SitaramYechury) January 15, 2019
Yechury’s tweet followed the U.P. police shockingly invoking the NSA against seven accused of cow slaughter in the December 3, 2018 incident. The police termed the alleged cow slaughter as “an act of terror” justifying the use of NSA, and also said that it was done to “disturb the peace.”