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Akhilesh Yadav Vows SP Will Preserve Alliances, Attacks BJP Policies
Akhilesh Yadav said his Samajwadi Party will stay with its allies.
He said the party’s main political opponent is the BJP.
Yadav wants the SP to support backward classes, Dalits and minorities.
He said fuel, sugar and other everyday goods are becoming more expensive.
He questioned how income can be said to be rising when many people still need subsidized food.
He also said schools in Uttar Pradesh need better buildings, teaching and meals for children.
Yadav accused the BJP government of unfair treatment and helping large business groups.
He also claimed that journalists face pressure when they speak critically.
Akhilesh Yadav said the Samajwadi Party would not break its alliances and would honor its commitments.
Yadav said the SP’s political goal is a government based on social justice, socialist ideas and support for the PDA coalition.
He accused the BJP government of pursuing policies that benefit big business groups and questioned rising prices for fuel, sugar and other essentials.
Yadav questioned claims of rising per capita income while around 15 crore people reportedly receive subsidized rations.
He promised improvements to Uttar Pradesh’s primary schools and criticized alleged pressure on journalists under BJP rule.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav.
- What
- Yadav said the SP would preserve its alliances while criticizing BJP policies on prices, welfare, education, business and press freedom.
- Where
- The Samajwadi Party headquarters in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- When
- Saturday, according to the report.
- Why
- Yadav was addressing reporters about the SP’s political strategy, its social-justice agenda and its criticisms of the BJP government.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister
- Alliance position
- Yadav said the SP does not break alliances and honors its commitments.
- Political objective
- The SP seeks a government based on social justice, socialist ideology and the PDA grouping of backward classes, Dalits and minorities.
- Price concerns
- Yadav cited rising prices for diesel, petrol, sugar and other essential goods.
- Subsidized rations
- Yadav referred to around 15 crore people receiving subsidized rations while questioning claims of rising per capita income.
- Education proposal
- Yadav said an SP government would improve primary schools and provide nutritious meals for children.
- Women’s assistance
- Yadav said the SP had previously announced yearly assistance of Rs 40,000 for women and claimed the BJP was making similar promises.
Quotes
Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister
“The Samajwadi Party never breaks alliances. When the Samajwadi Party agrees to move forward with others, it stands by them, and we have always honoured our commitments.”
deccanchronicle.com
“They are mixing ethanol in petrol for profit, and also hiking sugar prices to maximise their gains. The question is: whose pocket is this money going into?”
deccanchronicle.com
Sources
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