The Congress Party on Thursday backed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's assertion on the authenticity of a report issued by a forensic lab in Mathura, which stated that the meat recovered from the spot of the Dadri lynching belonged to a "cow or its progeny".
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"The Chief Minister raising this question on the authenticity issued by a forensic lab in
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Punia further said, that a preliminary report earlier had stated that prima-facie, the meat belongs to goat progeny.
"Now the laboratory of
"This should to be found out by an enquiry," he added. Punia also said that since the matter is being heard in the court, the judiciary should take a final call in this regard.
Akhilesh had earlier questioned the authenticity of a report issued by a forensic lab in
"Where was the sample sent, who received it? There was nothing objectionable in his house. Every eye is on this matter. Everyone wants that the victim's family should get justice as a murder has taken place," Yadav said.
However, Akhilesh was slammed by the Uttar Pradesh BJP leaders including MP Adityanath and BJP state president Keshav Prasad Maurya, for questioning the authenticity of a report, saying he wants to "politically satisfy" a particular constituency.
The BJP leaders also demanded a case of cow slaughter to be registered against Akhlaq's family.
