Farmers Movement Archive

No possibility of any alliance with AIMIM for UP polls, says Akhilesh

Muzaffarnagar: Ruling out any pre-poll tie-up for next year's UP assembly election with Hyderabadi leader Asaduddin Owaisi's AIMIM, former CM and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav said at a public gathering in Muzaffarnagar on Thursday that "any party who wants to defeat BJP is welcome, but AIMIM won't be our alliance partner". The SP leader while addressing the people at the Kashyap Sammelan in Budhana, launched a scathing attack on CM Yogi Adityanath. Referring to the latter's recent poll speech in Kairana, Akhilesh said, "Recently, the chief minister came here and said exodus had taken place. But the reality is that had it not been Baba's exodus from Uttarakhand, UP's five years wouldn't be wasted." Speaking on three contentious farm laws and unemployment, he said, "The government has been repeatedly insulting the farmers. These laws will give a free hand to big businessmen to capture your farm land. They (government) do not talk about employment because it brings people together, while they are people who spread hate among the communities." Attacking the government on the state's health services, Akhilesh said, "We had launched '108' to call an ambulance at your doorstep and that service was being used during Covid-19 outbreak, but the government had failed to provide treatment during the pandemic. If oxygen had been provided properly, many lives could have been saved." Reminding Gorakhpur "encounter" incident, the SP chief said, "The state government has adopted a 'thoko' policy. Baba claims law and order are okay in the state, but he should tell us if there is any place in the country where cops commit murder."

The Times of India

2021-11-12

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