Mamata Banerjee suggests people to protest; Says encounters in UP became "normal"

After gangster-turned-politician Atiq Ahmad and his brother Ashraf were shot dead at close range on Saturday, Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal, increased her criticism of the Yogi Adityanath leadership. She claimed that encounters have become "normal" for people in Uttar Pradesh. She urged the residents of UP to hold protests against these encounters.

CM Banerjee further attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government and alleged that they send federal agencies ‘if anything happens in West Bengal’.

“Encounters have become a normal thing for the people of Uttar Pradesh. People of UP should protest against these encounters. If anything happens in West Bengal, they (BJP) send central agencies. BJP is double engine…double standard,” the chief minister said addressing a press conference at party headquarters.