Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena

Uttar Pradesh Navnirman Sena, or UP Navnirman Sena, is a political organization based in the state of Uttar Pradesh, India. It is based on the ideologies of Raj Thackeray and his party Maharashtra Navnirman Sena. It is an ally of Bharatiya janta party(BJP). The party has a record of hate speech.^[1]

The group was in news for beheading Mayawati's statue located at Ambedkar park, Gomti Nagar, Lucknow.^[2] On 26 July 2012 the group gave the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Akhilesh Yadav, an ultimatum to remove similar statues of Miss Mayawati.^[3] The group was angry with Mayawati's purported ill-treatment of farmers and Rajputs. Three members of the organization were arrested by the police for the beheading incident.^[4]

References

^ Bhatt, Virendra Nath (26 July 2012). "UP Nav Nirman Sena vandalises Mayawati statue in Lucknow". Tehalka. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^ "Mayawati's statue 'beheaded' in Lucknow, police call it sacrilege". The Times of India. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^ "Maya statue vandalized". Daily Pioneer. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
^ "Mayawati's statue damaged in Lucknow, 3 held". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[1] Bhatt, Virendra Nath (26 July 2012). "UP Nav Nirman Sena vandalises Mayawati statue in Lucknow". Tehalka. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[2] "Mayawati's statue 'beheaded' in Lucknow, police call it sacrilege". The Times of India. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[3] "Maya statue vandalized". Daily Pioneer. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.

[4] "Mayawati's statue damaged in Lucknow, 3 held". Hindustan Times. 26 July 2012. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.