A day before the announcement of the results of the by-elections to seven assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of rigging the elections in his favor.
“We have evidence, including some videos and we will provide details after the results (on Tuesday),” Akhilesh Yadav said at a press conference called to announce the addition of more than half a dozen former lawmakers from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress. in the sp.
Akhilesh said that exit polls for Bihar’s assembly election results predicting an advantage for the opposition alliance led by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) over the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would prove correct and that the tenure of “those who spread hatred” was ending.
Even abroad, those who wanted to rule by dividing society were expelled by the people, he said, alluding to the result of the US presidential elections.
Attacking the BJP government in the Center and in the state, Akhilesh said: “Some journalists there (in the United States) reported that President Trump had lied 22,000 times. If we add up all the lies of the PM and UP CM, it would exceed the lakh. “
UP BJP Vice President Vijay Bahadur Pathak responded to the allegations by demanding evidence.
“He lost his patience so soon. Anyway, if you had evidence, why didn’t you present it shortly after the election? Why wait so many days after the polls? It is simple: if their party wins, they will give credit to themselves, if they lose, they would cry badly ”, alleged Pathak.
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Akhilesh also took the opportunity to attack the Center for demonetization.
“Those who did not have black money suffered the most and those who had black money fled the country. The BJP is solely responsible for the country’s derailed economy. Young people, poor people, farmers, merchants, and businesses, all were broke. Only the BJP benefited (from demonetization) by winning the UP assembly elections soon after, ”said the SP chief.
He also sought to know the status of the Purvanchal Expressway.
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“The BJP doesn’t turn people on Diwali, it makes people diwala (bankrupt). Where is the Purvanchal Highway that the CM had promised to give to people on Diwali? “, I ask.
Prominent BSP leaders who joined the SP include former Chandauli MP Kailash Nath Yadav and former Obra (Sonbhadra) MLA member Sunil Kumar Patel. Those in Congress included former Mirzapur MP Bal Kumar Patel, former Sitapur MP Kaiser Jehan, former Patti (Pratapgarh) member Ram Singh Patel, and former Hargaon (Sitapur) MLA Ramesh Rahi. A smaller political party, Sarvashrestha Dal, merged with the SP.
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