After learning about his demise, several BJP leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath had expressed their condolences to the bereaving family.
The government's information about the police encounters has been made at a high time when Yogi Adityanath is all set to make a history by becoming the longest serving Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
The legislator breathed his last on the way to the hospital. Giri was a five-time MLA and stood at the tickets of Samajwadi and Congress parties before joining the BJP.
Awanish Awasthi, Additional Chief Secretary of Uttar Pradesh, has on Saturday announced that from Saturday, such squads will be positioned around schools, colleges, and markets.
On Thursday, Adityanath was unanimously elected as the BJP legislature party leader in Uttar Pradesh following which he staked a claim to form the government.