Lucknow: Former UP police officer, S.R. Darapuri, and AIPF president, condemned the Karni Sena attack on SP MP Ramji Lal Suman’s house in Agra. He called it a symbol of dictatorship and demanded an immediate ban on such private armies. (Attack, dictatorship, condemnation, ban, private armies)
Darapuri stated that these groups are not isolated incidents but a revival of feudal goons. (Private armies, feudal lords, villages, resurgence, danger)
Such attacks threaten law and democracy, eroding public trust and creating parallel power structures. (Threat, democracy, law, trust, accountability)
Historically, vigilante groups have destabilized nations, as seen with Fascist Italy’s Blackshirts and other paramilitary groups. (History, destabilization, Blackshirts, paramilitary, chaos)
Unpunished actions encourage impunity, weakening institutional authority and worsening the crisis. (Impunity, authority, erosion, crisis, danger)
He accused the ruling party and corporate mafia of patronizing these groups, especially Hindutva forces. (Politics, patronage, Hindutva, power, support)
The AIPF condemned these illegal activities, urging political parties and civil groups to oppose them. (Condemnation, action, opposition, law, appeal)