BJP trying to divide people in the name of religion: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that there were farmers who saved the economy during the epidemic. He was addressing the Kisan Panchayat organized by the party and the Mahan Dal in Kasganj.

Announcing that SP will not ally with national parties in future elections, he appealed to the audience to maintain a distance with other parties. “We will work with Rashtriya Lok Dal and Mahan Dal.” The SP contested the 2017 assembly elections in alliance with the Congress and lost badly to a revivalist BJP.

Mr. Yadav said that the region was the cradle of Ganga-Jamuna Tehzeeb (composite culture) but the BJP was trying to divide people in the name of religion. “Every time elections come closer, they plan to divide the people. We can see that BJP is contesting Bengal elections in the name of Hindu-Muslim. They do not make development an electoral agenda because development unites people. “

Earlier, Mr. Yadav reiterated, “During the pandemic, we followed the government’s advice to cover our mouths and noses, but I want to ask what were the compulsions that forced the government to cover its eyes and ears.” Tax, which has not been able to respond. Farmers’ pain. He said that the government has promised to double the income of farmers, the PM has promised that the MSP will remain but “I want to ask if anyone in the panchayat this season May Sell Paddy at MSP ”.

The government said, they tried to discredit the movement. “No government has insulted the farmers.” Raising the issue of unemployment and inflation, he urged farmers and youths to vote for the government. “This is the only way in a democracy. Farm laws will be repealed as soon as you stop them, ”he said.

Mr. Yadav said that members of his party were farmers first, later members of a political party. “We still take care of our fields, look after our cattle. These laws appear to have been made by those who do not practice agriculture. ”

Recognizing the achievements of the SP government in building roads, distributing laptops and making police efficient, Mr. Yadav said, “It is true that we are backward but our work is better than the so-called forward”.

He also took on the central and state governments on demonetisation, the plight of migrants during the epidemic and the increase in corruption at the tehsil level. “I want to ask why the BJP government is not distributing laptops among the youth… A true yogi is one who understands the pain of his people. Has our UP CM responded to your concerns … He sarcastically said on Yogi Adityanath that he practiced the policy of ‘Thok Do’. “He is busy inaugurating the projects started during the SP regime. His biggest achievement is the renaming of cities and projects. ”

The panchayat was also addressed by Keshav Dev Maurya, the national president of the Mahan Dal, which claims the support of the Maurya, Shakya and Kushwaha communities among the OBCs in the region.

In a related development, two FIRs were lodged by the Moradabad Police in connection with the alleged attack on journalists following Mr. Yadav’s press conference at a hotel in the city on Thursday.

Moradabad ASP Amit Anand said that an FIR was lodged against Mr. Yadav, a journalist from Moradabad, and 20 unidentified SP workers for alleged estrangement of some journalists. The FIR states that Mr. Yadav incited his security guards and party workers to assault journalists when they asked him uncomfortable questions. This injured some of the injured. A cross FIR was registered against two journalists by the SP’s district president.

Mr. Yadav, who was in Moradabad in connection with the cycle rally in support of senior party leader Azam Khan, denied the allegations and said that this was an attempt to tarnish the party’s image.