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BJP shouldn’t worry about 2024, answer people’s queries in 2022, says Akhilesh Yadav

GORAKHPUR: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of not fulfilling its poll promises, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav said here on Saturday that “BJP needs to answer the people before the 2022 elections as the party has not fulfilled its high promises and deceived the people”. “BJP is selling institutes instead of giving jobs, insulting farmers with three black farm laws instead of doubling their income , the prices of petrol and diesel are sky-rocketing and inflation is at its peak. The value of the rupee is touching a record low. The BJP should not worry about 2024 (general elections) but answer people’s questions in 2022 (assembly elections),” the SP chief said while addressing people during his Vijay Rath Yatra near Koni Chauraha in the city. Yadav alleged that the BJP government is selling state’s institutes. “If the government sells all the institutes, the youth would be left with no jobs. Earlier, the BJP government was a ‘pheku sarkar’ (government that made false promises), but has now become a ‘bechu sarkar’ (government that sells),” Yadav said, claiming that the “BJP government is going and no one could stop it.” The SP chief also took up the issue of rising fuel prices. He claimed, “In three months, the profit of the oil companies went up 600 times. The BJP should tell people where the profit is going. It is burning a hole in the pocket of the poor and filling the pockets of the rich.” He also criticised the government for “not helping the labourers and the poor during the Covid-19 lockdown”. Speaking on farm laws, Akhilesh said, “The farmers are protesting for the last many months, but the government is not listening to them , instead it is crushing their protest. Protests are a way of making the government listen in a democracy, but this government is silencing their voice. It has insulted the farmers and will take their land.” The SP chief also ridiculed Chief minister Yogi Adityanath. “Baba ji (Yogi) laptop chalana nahi jante, isliye laptop nahin de rahe (He is not distributing laptops among the students because he can’t operate one himself),” Yadav said. Claiming of initiating various schemes during his government, Yadav said people of Gorakhpur are waiting to see development. “People of Azamgarh know who has done development work. Development has stopped in Gorakhpur during the BJP regime. Boats sailed on roads here. The BJP even deceived the Nishad community, the people who row boats. Now, the people of Gorakhpur will bring down the fever of arrogance of the BJP.” Watch Our support can turn the tables in UP polls 2022, says SBSP chief OP Rajbhar

The Times of India

2021-11-14

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