Mayawati 

New Delhi: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati launched a scathing attack on Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government in Madhya Pradesh over Guna incident saying the party talks about Dalit empowerment but indulges in their harassment.

He further said that the oppression of Dalits continue under the BJP and the Congress saying they need to ponder over the fact too.

A couple in MPs Guna consume poison after they were manhandled by police during an anti-encroachment drive.

The incident took place on Tuesday when the police tried to remove people who had encroached land allotted for college in the district.

Tehsildar N Singh said that the duo is in stable condition and claimed that the land which had been allotted for college was encroached upon by people and that the cops were there to remove it.

Taking to her Twitter, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BJP) chief said that the condition of Dalits remains unchanged under Congress or the BJP rule and said that they need to think about it.

Meanwhile, after the incident, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan directed immediate removal of Collector and SP of Guna and also ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident.

To force that couple to attempt suicide by forcing the couple to attempt suicide by borrowing the crop from the JCB machine in the name of encroachment by the Guna Police and Administration of Madhya Pradesh.

The nationwide condemnation of this incident is natural and the government should take strict action, tweeted Mayawati.

The video of the incident went viral on social media showed the police beating the man with batons severely.

Talking to the media, District Collector S Vishwanathan said that the farm was reserved for a government model college and said that Rajkumar Ahirwar (38) and his wife Savitri (35) were working on the land which was encroached by Gabbu Pardi.

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