Yogi govt to construct roads in the name of Karsevaks killed in the November 1990 massacre

Lucknow, July 8: In a positive development, the Yogi Adityanath government announced that it has decided to construct roads in the states in the name of Karsevaks who were brutally killed in the Ayodhya massacre that took place in November 1990.

 

 

At that time, the UP police under the leadership of CM Mulayam Singh Yadav opened fired live ammunition at the Karsevaks who had assembled at Ayodhya to demand the construction of a Bhavya Ram Mandir at Janmabhoomi.

 

 

The Deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh, Keshav Maurya announced the same during his visit to Ayodhya on Tuesday. The minister, who visited the city to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of around 996 projects worth about Rs 15 billion, said, "Kar sevaks had come to Ayodhya in 1990 and wanted the 'darshan' of Ram Lalla. The then SP government had fired bullets at the unarmed Lord Ram devotees. Many had died. Today, I announce that roads would be constructed in UP in the name of all such kar sevaks"

 

 

According to reports, the Yogi government would be naming the roads “Balidani Ram Bhakt Marg”. These roads would lead towards the martyred karsevaks’ homes with their names and pictures displayed on the plaque.

 

 

In 1990, the UP police, under Yadav regime, opened fired twice and chased kar sevaks through the alleys around Hanumangarhi. In one place, later named Shaheed Gali or Martyr’s Alley, police killed many kar sevaks – this included the Kothari Brothers, who were allegedly dragged out of a house. It was reported the police hd disposed many dead bodies, either by cremating them at unknown places or by dumping them into the Saryu River in sacks.

 

While official figures suggested that 16 Karsevaks were killed by UP Police under Mulayam Singh Yadav, the actual number is believed to have been much higher.