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Akhilesh, Rahul attack PM at Varanasi rally

Akhilesh Yadav, meanwhile, said that the much-awaited defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh has not even produced a ‘sutli bomb’ till now…reports Asian Lite News

Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav addressed a joint rally here on Tuesday, saying the BJP launched a negative campaign but the INDIA bloc would bring ‘happy days for the people’ once voted to power.

Stating that the Prime Minister is repeatedly addressing him and Rahul Gandhi as ‘Shehzade’, Akhilesh Yadav said, “This time, the Shehzade will checkmate the BJP.”

“We will also waive farmers’ loans, ensure legal guarantee for MSP of various crops, and ease GST norms for weavers and small traders,” said Rahul Gandhi.

The two leaders also promised to abolish the Agnipath scheme and ensure permanent employment in the army.

Addressing the gathering, Rahul Gandhi said that MNREGA wages would be increased to Rs 400 per day while the remuneration for Asha and Anganwadi workers would be doubled if the INDIA bloc is voted to power.

“BJP leaders have attacked the Constitution, saying that they will change it if they get 400 seats. This is their biggest mistake. This election is between the super-rich and the poor and we are with the poor,” the Congress leader said.

Akhilesh Yadav, meanwhile, said that the much-awaited defence corridor in Uttar Pradesh has not even produced a ‘sutli bomb’ till now.

“There has been no investment at the ground level. Even the milk plant in Varanasi was sanctioned during my regime,” he said, as the two leaders appealed to the people to vote for Ajay Rai, the INDIA bloc nominee in Varanasi from where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking re-election.

Meanwhile, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday asserted that after June 5, the money will be transferred to the bank accounts of poor women if the INDIA bloc wins the Lok Sabha elections.

“We are going to deposit lakhs of crores of rupees in the bank accounts of the poor in India. Under the Mahalakshmi scheme, a list will be prepared of the poor people in the country… From every poor family, a woman’s name will be selected… On 5th July, Rs 8,500 will be credited to the bank accounts of crores of poor women in the country… This will continue from July to August to September, October, November, December and so on ‘khata-khat, khata-khat, khata-khat andar’,” Rahul said addressing a rally in Varanasi.

He said that PM Modi was sent by his “parmatma (his God)” to help industrialists, Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani and not the poor.

“Everyone else is biological but Narendra Modi ji is not biological. He has been sent by his ‘parmatma’ to help Ambani and Adani but ‘parmatma’ has not sent him to help the farmers, labourers and poor people. If ‘parmatma’ had sent him then they (parmatma) would have asked him to help the poor and the farmers. Yeh kaise ‘parmatma’ hain? Yeh Narendra Modi ji wale ‘parmatma hain (What kind of God is this? This is PM Modi’s God),” Rahul Gandhi said.

The Wayanad MP also accused the media of being “friends with billionaires and Modi ji”.

“‘Press Ke Mitro’ kehna padhta hai par hai nhi yeh mitra (friends). They are friends of Adani ji, Modiji and Ambaniji. But in media only Narendra Modi’s face and Ambani’s wedding were shown,” the Congress leader alleged.

The Congress leader said that the INDIA bloc will protect the Constitution.

“Narendra Modi and his leaders have openly attacked Babasaheb’s Constitution. BJP people say that if they win, they will destroy the Constitution. I want to tell BJP- this is the biggest mistake of your life. No power in the world can destroy our Constitution. We will continue to protect it,” he said.

The Congress leader promised at the rally that he would tear apart the Agnipath scheme and throw it in a dustbin.

Rahul mocks Modi for ‘sent by God’ remark

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday mocked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his “sent by God” remarks and said that PM Modi was sent by his “parmatma (his God)” to help industrialists, Gautam Adani and Mukesh Ambani and not poor.

This comes after PM Modi said in an interview that he (PM) had been “sent by parmatma” (God).

Addressing a rally in Deoria, Rahul Gandhi said that the God in whom PM Modi has faith hadn’t sent him to serve farmers and laborers.

“Everyone else is biological but Narendra Modi ji is not biological. Modiji uper se tapak kr aai hai. Unko parmatma ne Hindustan bheja hai. He has been sent by his ‘parmatma’ to help Ambani and Adani but ‘parmatma’ has not sent him to help the farmers, labourers and poor people. If ‘parmatma’ had sent him then they (parmatma) would have asked him to help the poor and the farmers. Yeh kaise ‘parmatma’ hain? Yeh Narendra Modi ji wale ‘parmatma hain (What kind of God is this? This is PM Modi’s God),” Rahul Gandhi said.

The Congress leader promised at the rally that he would tear apart the Agnipath scheme and throw it in a dustbin.

“He (PM Modi) says that there will be two kinds of soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country. One, a normal jawan or officer whose family will get a pension, status, and will get all other facilities. The other, a poor family’s son who is named Agniveer; this Agniveer will neither get the status of ‘shaheed’ nor will he get any pension or any other facility. The INDIA bloc, if voted to power, will throw the Agnipath scheme into the dustbin. The Army does not want this scheme… this scheme is imposed by the PMO.

He further asserted that there is an INDIA bloc who wants to save the Constitution and on other side are those who want to finish the Constitution.

“The INDIA bloc will protect the Constitution with “dil, jaan aur khoon (heart, life and blood). Hum ek inch peeche nhi hatenge. Mar jaige, katt jaige but will not let anyone change the Constitution,” he said.

The Congress leader further said the INDIA bloc government will end the 50 percent cap on reservation in government jobs and educational institutions.

He further said that the name of a woman from each family will be selected and on July 5, crores of women will get Rs 8,500 in their bank accounts.

“The INDIA bloc will form a government on June 4… On 5th July, Rs 8,500 will be credited to the bank accounts of crores of poor women in the country,” he asserted.

Rahul Gandhi also said that if the INDIA bloc forms the government after June 4, it would open all closed industries and fill up three million job vacancies.

Rahul Gandhi was addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are for the future generations.

“This election is not just for us but also for our future generations…Roti, Kapda aur Makaan lekin sabse pehle humein bachana hai samvidhaan…Jo sunate rahe mann ki baat, ab hogi samvidhaan ki baat,” he said.

As per the seat agreement between the Samajwadi Party and Congress in Uttar Pradesh, Congress is contesting on 17 seats and the Samajwadi Party has the remaining 63 seats in the electorally crucial state.

In the 2019 general elections, the BJP emerged triumphant, securing 62 out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh, supplemented by two seats clinched by its ally Apna Dal (S). Mayawati’s BSP managed to secure 10 seats, while Akhilesh Yadav’s SP garnered five. Conversely, the Congress party secured only one seat.

In the last phase of Lok Sabha elections, Uttar Pradesh’s 13 constituencies will vote on June 1. The results will be announced on June 4. (ANI)

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Election is about protecting Constitution, says Akhilesh

Raebareli : Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav speaks during an election rally for the Lok Sabha polls in Raebareli on Friday, May 17, 2024. (Photo: IANS/AICC)

Jaunpur is considered to be a Yadav-dominated seat, and the community is the traditional vote bank of the Samajwadi Party. In 2019, Yadavs had consolidated behind the SP-BSP candidate Shyam Singh Yadav, ensuring his victory…reports Asian Lite News

Amid the ongoing Lok Sabha elections, Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday launched a scathing attack against the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the issues of inflation and unemployment saying that BJP has failed on most of the promises they made.

“People are angry because BJP did not fulfil any promises it made. Inflation and unemployment are at an all-time high. This election is not about Hindu-Muslim or India-Pakistan, but it is about protecting the Constitution. They are no longer raising the ‘400 paar’ slogan,” said the SP chief while speaking to the reporters in Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur.

Yadav further accused the BJP of snatching away reservations from the marginalised communities and said, “Earlier, backward classes, Dalit and Adivasis were part of the General category as well. But BJP has tied these three classes into their category… If the minorities are well educated, they will get more jobs in the 40% block reserved for the General category…”

It is noteworthy that the electoral battle in Jaunpur has witnessed many twists and turns and has become a three-cornered fight between the BJP, the Samajwadi Party, and the BSP, which changed its candidate at the last minute.

Jaunpur is considered to be a Yadav-dominated seat, and the community is the traditional vote bank of the Samajwadi Party. In 2019, Yadavs had consolidated behind the SP-BSP candidate Shyam Singh Yadav, ensuring his victory.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Jaunpur seat went to the Bahujan Samaj Party’s Shyam Singh Yadav, who contested the election under the SP-BSP alliance. Yadav won the 2019 elections by a margin of 80,936 votes. BJP’s Krishna Pratap Singh was the first runner-up, followed by Congress’s Deo Vrat Mishra.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Krishna Pratap from the BJP won the polls with a margin of 1,46,310 votes.

Notably, Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of MPs, 80, to Parliament, is voting in all seven phases. In the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 25, voting will take place in Bhadohi, Sultanpur, Pratapgarh, Phulpur, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Shrawasti, Domariyaganj, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Lalganj, Azamgarh, Jaunpur, and Machhlishahr. (ANI)

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Akhilesh Rocks BJP Bastions

SP chief asserts that the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are to protect the Constitution and BJP will yearn for even 140 seats in the polls…reports Asian Lite News

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who has been drawing huge crowds in his election rallies across Uttar Pradesh, is sparking hope of the party’s revival in India’s largest state.

On Tuesday, a stampede-like situation was witnessed during a public rally of the Samajwadi Party (SP) in Azamgarh when party supporters and police entered into a scuffle, days after chaos erupted in INDIA bloc rally at Prayagraj. The party supporters also took down loudspeakers installed at the event.

Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and leader Dimple Yadav were also present on the stage when the incident occurred.

Akhilesh was seen calming down the situation by asking people to remain seated. Visuals from the scene depicted chaos, with broken chairs scattered around. The disorder prompted police intervention, leading them to use a lathi charge to bring the situation under control.

This comes days after Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav were forced to cut short the public meeting in Prayagraj’s Phulpur constituency as the crowd broke the barricades and reached the dais, creating a stampede-like situation.

Both the leaders left the rally without addressing the people of the Phulpur constituency in Prayagraj. The campaign rally was organised in support of Amarnath Maurya, who is contesting on an SP ticket for the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat.

The workers of both the Congress and the Samajwadi Party went out of control and attempted to reach the stage to get near Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav. The police were struggling to control the excited crowd that went past the barricades that were put in place.

Afterwards, as they were unable to address the public, Rahul Gandhi posted a video on X where he talked with Akhilesh Yadav on major issues in the state.

Rahul Gandhi said, “Our mic broke so I thought we’d talk about Uttar Pradesh. We all saw that Narendra Modi has made Uttar Pradesh a centre of unemployment. Under the first job surety scheme, every graduate will get the right to a job, better training and Rs 1 lakh per year in a bank account. This time the cooperation of SP-Congress is completely different.”

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “When we make this video, people will know what we and you are talking about. India will win 79 seats out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh. This time Mann ki Baat will not suffice. This time there will be talk of 140 crore people and the Constitution. BJP had shown false dreams to the youth but realiry is that they got nothing. We have a natural alliance because people want to get employment.”

Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency, one among the 80 constituencies in Uttar Pradesh, will vote on May 25 during Phase 6 of the Lok Sabha elections.

Akhilesh Yadav on Monday asserted that the ongoing Lok Sabha elections is to protect the Constitution adding that the BJP will yearn for even 140 seats in this polls.

“This government has discriminated against farmers, youth and businessmen for ten years. This election is to protect the Constitution. The public will make them (BJP) yearn for even 140 seats,” Akhilesh told reporters.

Earlier today, there was a huge uproar in the meeting of the SP President in Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. During this, the crowd went out of control. The crowd broke the barricades installed around the stage.

On Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president were forced to cut short the public meeting in Prayagraj’s Phulpur constituency as the crowd broke the barricades and reached the dais, creating a stampede-like situation.

Both the leaders left the rally without addressing the people of the Phulpur constituency in Prayagraj. The campaign rally was organised in support of Amarnath Maurya, who is contesting on an SP ticket for the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat.

The workers of both the Congress and the Samajwadi Party went out of control and attempted to reach the stage to get near Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav. The police were struggling to control the excited crowd that went past the barricades that were put in place.

Notably, polling for the Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh is being held across all seven phases. Voting in the first five phases has already been completed, while the remaining phases are scheduled for May 25, and June 1.

The counting of votes for all phases has been scheduled for June 4. In the 2019 polls, the BJP mopped up the bulk of the electoral spoils in the state, winning 62 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats, while ally Apna Dal (S) won two more seats. Mayawati’s BSP managed to secure 10 seats, while her then-alliance partner, Akhilesh Yadav’s SP, had to settle for just 5 seats. The Congress won just a lone seat in the state.

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BJP Extorting by Misuse of ED, CBI Raids: Akhilesh

The SP leader criticized the BJP for allegedly indulging in extortion under the guise of donations and misusing central agencies…reports Asian Lite News

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stated on Tuesday that the electoral bond issue has exposed the BJP’s extortion tactics, alleging that the saffron party engages in extortion by misusing ED and CBI raids.

“The government has made extortion strategies, and now with the electoral bonds it has been proven that no one could have done extortion the way the BJP has done,” said Yadav.

He went on to express confidence that the BJP will be ousted in the Lok Sabha elections, thereby safeguarding democracy.

The SP leader criticized the BJP for allegedly indulging in extortion under the guise of donations and misusing central agencies. He emphasized, “The public will vote against the BJP due to injustice, atrocities, price rises, unemployment… The BJP misused constitutional institutions. It engaged in extortion by misusing ED and CBI raids.”

Yadav accused the BJP government of manipulating the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to solicit donations, which subsequently led to halted investigations.

“The BJP government sends the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), collect donations and then investigations get halted,” he said.

He added that electoral bonds are nothing but a way to extort money, adding to which he said, “The government is weakening the institutions and which will consequently weaken the democracy.”

He lashed out saying that the loans are not being given to small businessmen, but they forgive 15 lakh crores of big industrialists.

He even cautioned party workers and leaders to be on guard and alert against the BJP and to remain vigilant during the elections.

On Sunday, Akhilesh Yadav skipped the mega rally of the INDIA bloc in Mumbai. The mega rally was organised at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park to mark the end of Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s 63-day-long Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra.

In a letter to Rahul Gandhi, the SP chief expressed his inability to participate in the conclusion ceremony of the Yatra due to the Lok Sabha elections 2024 schedule and his preoccupation with the preparations for the upcoming nomination process, which will commence on March 20.

The SP Chief also praised the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in his letter.

Meanwhile, the INDIA bloc leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, M K Stalin, Uddhav Thackrey, Priyanka Gandhi, Tejashwi Yadav, Farooq Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti and several others, posed together, showcasing the ‘unity’ in the alliance, at the culmination of the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra at Mumbai’s Shivaji Park on Sunday evening. (ANI)

SP, Congress Form Coordination Panel in UP

A ten-member coordination committee, comprising five members each from Samajwadi party and the Congress, has been set up to improve coordination between the two parties.

A senior Congress leader said, “The coordination will start from the state level and extend up to the booth level. There will be a coordination committee each at the district level and also at each of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state. The district and the LS constituencies committee will have a leader each from both the parties.”

“Apart from this, both the parties will depute two members at each other’s war rooms at their respective state headquarters”, said C.P. Rai, a UP Congress spokesperson.

This comes a week after Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav and Congress UP in-charge Avinash Pande started a process for state level coordination between the two parties for the Lok Sabha polls 2024.

“Unlike the previous alliance, this time, the coordination will be formal, well-organised and right up to the booth-level for transfer of each others’ votes to the respective candidates on each of the 80 constituencies,” said an SP leader.

There will also be coordination committees for social media, other media and campaigns.

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INDIA, SP will emerge victorious, says Akhilesh  

In response to the BJP claiming that the candidates fielded by their party belong to the “actual PDA”, Yadav took a dig saying it is good that the BJP has at least started to speak on PDA…reports Asian Lite News

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that his party along with the INDIA bloc will register the first victory in Uttar Pradesh in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

“The Samajwadi Party was the first to announce its seats and start the campaign. You will see that the first victory will be that of the Samajwadi Party and the INDIA bloc…We were the first to form an alliance, distribute seats, release campaign song…,” Akhilesh Yadav said speaking to reporters at a joint press conference with state Congress President Ajay Rai on Monday.

Yadav pointed out that the integrated terminal 3 (T3) of the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) that was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was built when the Samajwadi party was in power in Uttar Pradesh.

“The airport and runway that was inaugurated were built when the Samajwadi party was in power in the state. It was built during Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) and was expanded during the time of the last Samajwadi Party government, whether it is Azamgar or Moradabad. Even the Lucknow airport was constructed when our government was in power,” the Samajwadi Party chief said.

Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Yadav said that the upcoming Lok Sabha election will be fought to save the Constitution and democracy.

“The slogan Sabka Satha Sabka Vikas is the biggest lie. Where is everyone prospering? This election is on saving the Constitution, democracy, the idea of Dr Ram Manihar Lohia’s socialist society and to save the rights and respect of the farmers, poor and those are from minority,” the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said.

In response to the BJP claiming that the candidates fielded by their party belong to the “actual PDA”, Yadav took a dig saying it is good that the BJP has at least started to speak on PDA.

“It is good that they have started speaking on the PDA. Those in BJP are fake PDA. How many Vice Chancellors who were appointed were from PDA? How many district officials posted are from PDA? How many directors of this University (Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University) are from PDA? The Bharatiya Janata Party is only concerned about taking the votes of PDA but not giving them their rights and respect,” Yadav said.

The Samajwadi Party and the Congress will contest the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in alliance with the Congress contesting 17 seats while the SP will contest 63 seats. (ANI)

‘Need all 13 LS seats to make Punjab more prosperous’

AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on Monday launched his party’s poll campaign in Punjab for the upcoming general elections and accused the BJP of trying to topple the Bhagwant Mann government by approaching its MLAs.

He asked people to ensure his party’s victory in all 13 Lok Sabha seats in Punjab.

“We do not need these seats for ourselves. (These are) to work more for your family and to make your family more prosperous. To make Punjab ‘Rangla’, we need 13 seats,” Kejriwal said.

At the event, the AAP also rolled out the slogan — “Sansad vich ve Bhagwant Mann, Khushaal Punjab te vadhegi shaan”.

Addressing a gathering here, Kejriwal slammed the Centre for allegedly withholding Rs 8,000 crore of Punjab’s funds and accused the BJP of trying to topple the AAP government in the state by approaching its MLAs.

“The Centre has withheld Rs 8,000 crore of Punjab’s funds. It is a lot of money. How many schools, hospitals, mohalla clinics could have come up with that fund?” he posed.

Kejriwal hit out at the Centre for rejecting Punjab’s tableau at the Republic Day parade. “How could they reject it.” “Now they approach MLAs every day in Punjab to topple the state government. They want to topple the government of the people of Punjab,” Kejriwal alleged.

The Delhi chief minister also accused the Centre and the Punjab governor of harassing Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann every day.

Kejriwal said there was a time when there was negativity all around in Punjab and there was a law and order problem. “Electricity bills were going up, there were electricity outages, farmers and traders were upset,” Kejriwal said.

“Today, there is positivity all around. Industrialists are returning, they want to open industries here. Youths are getting jobs, Mohalla clinics are coming up”, he said, adding, “But a lot is yet to be done.” “Elections are coming. There are 13 seats in Punjab and we need all these seats,” he said.

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