'Dictatorship or emergency?': SP chief Akhilesh Yadav accuses UP Police of stopping his convoy on Eid

NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the

UP Police

of stopping his convoy in Lucknow on the occasion of Eid and questioned the need for "such barricading". He said that the police did not provide any reason for their actions and criticised the

Yogi government

terming it as an act of "dictatorship and emergency".
“Why there is so much bariccadding on the occasion of Eid. Police stopped me, and when I asked them why they were stopping me then they did not have any answer," he said.
"Should I call it dictatorship or should I call it ‘Emergency’. I have never seen such barricading which has been done to stop people from celebrating their festivals… BJP isn’t running this country through Constitution,” he added.

Security arrangements have amped up in UP for Eid and Ram Navami. Sensitive areas, including Sambhal, have been deployed with adequate police force, rooftop surveillance, and regular foot patrolling in markets and crowded places.
Anti-sabotage measures, including bomb disposal squad checks, drone surveillance, and CCTV monitoring are also being ensured at key locations, according to an official statement.
The release also said that during Eid al-Fitr namaz, animals should not be allowed to wander on roads near Eidgahs and mosques.