Had Raj govt set up special court in Kanhaiya Lal murder, accused would have been hanged: Shah

Udaipur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday targeted the Congress government in Rajasthan, saying that had it set up a special court in the Kanhaiya Lal murder case, the accused would have been hanged by now.

Shah recalled the yearold case at his rally in Udaipur. Kanhaiya Lal, a tailor, was murdered on June 28 last year by two cleaver-wielding men, who had accused him of insulting Islam on social media. “Who did not give security to Kanhaiya? Whose police remained silent till he died. You did not even want to catch (the accused), the NIA had caught them. And don’t lie Gehlot ji that the charge sheet has not been filed, I say with authority that the charge sheet was filed on December 22, 2022. The task of setting up a special court is yours (state government), so that the accused are punished soon,” he said.

“The Raj govt didn’t set up a special court. Otherwise, the accused of Kanhaiya Lal’s killing would have been hanged,” Shah said at the rally organised to highlight the achievements of Modi govt in past 9 years.

“I have travelled across the nation. From the support I have seen, it is certain that Modi is going to become PM in 2024 with BJP winning 300 seats,” he said.