In her letter MLA Rajani Tiwari said that the style of policing is giving a bad name to Yogi government. (File photo)

Two Uttar Pradesh MLAs from the Brahmin community have written a letter to state Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath criticising the government for the brutal murder of Apple executive Vivek Tiwari, while many others have shown their displeasure openly over the police's high-handedness.

Tiwari belonged to the Brahmin community. The matter has assumed religious and caste undertones despite the family of the deceased rejecting this discourse. Delhi chief minister and AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal came under fire on Sunday for giving religious overtones to the murder.

Even though the last thing CM Yogi Adityanath would want to listen is being called anti-Brahmin, Vivek Tiwari's murder has given another chance to Yogi's opponents to go against him.

Vivek's family may have come to the Yogi's rescue by siding with the government but the Bharatiya Janata Party in UP is in trouble after its own MLAs have started questioning the style of police functioning.

It was Brajesh Pathak, cabinet minister for law, who first blasted the state police. He was followed by Hardoi MLA Rajani Tiwari and Bareilly MLA Rajesh Mishra.

In her letter MLA Rajani Tiwari questioned the functioning of the UP police, saying that the style of policing is giving a bad name to Yogi government.

Another Brahmin MLA from Bareilly, Rajesh Mishra demanded the removal and suspension of the policemen responsible for Tiwari's murder.

According to sources in BJP, almost a dozen MLAs, particularly the Brahmin leaders, are quite unhappy with police functioning.

Vivek Tiwari originally belonged to Rai Bareilly. UPA chief Sonia Gandhi also spoke to the wife of Vivek and consoled her.

Last year, three Brahmin youths were killed by in the same constituency and now this incident has given the opposition an issue.

The only respite for Yogi Adityanath is that the family of Vivek Tiwari is fully backing the government in its efforts. The family is openly saying they have no complaints against the government and are satisfied with what the government has done for them.

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