Chief minister Yogi Adityanath visited Umbha village on Sunday and met the families of the 11 slain tribal people, apparently jolted into action by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s eye-catching agitation, and admitted his administration could have averted the massacre with sensitive handling. They had certain financial dealings with the Samajwadis,” the BJP chief minister told reporters in Umbha without elaborating. The Congress ruled the state in 1955 and 1989 while in 2017, the Samajwadis had been in power till March before Adityanath took over as chief minister. The chief minister had arrived at Umbha in a convoy of about 30 cars along with new state BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh and more than 100 party members. Priyanka took a dig at Adityanath over his visit, saying “acknowledging one’s duty is good”.

Source: The Telegraph July 21, 2019 21:16 UTC