In minor cases, PM need not speak –Union Minister Sanjeev Balyan on Dadri incident

Dadri: Giving an interview to Aaj Tak, Sanjeev Balyan, Union Minister of State for Agriculture, Sanjeev Balyan described the lynching of Akhlaq, for an allegedly beef consumption rumour, a minor incident and said that Mr. Narendra Modi need not speak on such minor incidents.

When asked about the role BJP leader’s son as an accused, Balyan said BJP will take action against an accused.

Balyan also targeted UP Govt., asking how the beef processing industry is on the increase in the State where there is a ban on slaughtering cows.

However, Balyan dissociated himself with the comments made by BJP MP Sadhvi Prachi, who justified Akhlaq’s lynching.