Archive · 26 Aug 2026
Akhilesh Yadav Unveils Women’s Plan, Attacks BJP Safety Record
Akhilesh Yadav said women in Uttar Pradesh are facing serious safety problems.
He blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party government for not doing enough.
His Samajwadi Party announced a plan called the Stree Samman Samriddhi Yojana.
Under the plan, women would receive Rs 40,000 each year if the party wins power.
Yadav also promised to give more election tickets to women.
He asked the government to start using the women’s reservation law.
The party said girls who finish intermediate school would receive laptops.
It also promised to reopen 26,000 primary schools and provide bicycles to students.
Yadav said these steps would help women feel safer and become more economically independent.
Akhilesh Yadav said Uttar Pradesh is witnessing severe injustice and crime against women under the Bharatiya Janata Party government.
The Samajwadi Party announced the proposed Stree Samman Samriddhi Yojana, promising women Rs 40,000 annually if it returns to power.
Yadav said the party would give more Assembly election tickets to women than the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2027.
He demanded implementation of the women’s reservation law and pledged laptops for girls completing intermediate education.
The Samajwadi Party also promised to reopen 26,000 closed primary schools and restore bicycles for students to improve girls’ access to education.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and the Samajwadi Party.
- What
- Yadav announced proposed women-focused welfare, education and safety measures while criticizing the Bharatiya Janata Party government.
- When
- At a press conference reported on August 26; the proposed measures relate to the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Where
- The Samajwadi Party headquarters in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Yadav said the measures would improve women’s dignity, security, education, technology access and economic independence.
Samajwadi Party’s Criticism and Proposals
Bharatiya Janata Party Government’s Record
Women’s safety
Samajwadi Party’s Criticism and Proposals
Akhilesh Yadav alleged that Uttar Pradesh has the highest level of injustice against women and said women had been reduced to slogans under the Bharatiya Janata Party government.
Bharatiya Janata Party Government’s Record
The article reports Yadav’s criticism of the Bharatiya Janata Party government but does not include a response from the party or the government.
Women’s reservation
Samajwadi Party’s Criticism and Proposals
Yadav demanded that the already-passed women’s reservation law be implemented in the next elections.
Bharatiya Janata Party Government’s Record
The article does not state the Bharatiya Janata Party government’s position on the timing of implementation.
Support for women and girls
Samajwadi Party’s Criticism and Proposals
The Samajwadi Party proposed annual financial assistance, laptops, bicycles and the reopening of primary schools to support women’s economic independence, education and safety.
Bharatiya Janata Party Government’s Record
Yadav criticized the government’s tablet distribution programme and the condition of anganwadi centres; no response from the Bharatiya Janata Party government is provided.
- Proposed scheme
- Stree Samman Samriddhi Yojana
- Annual assistance
- Rs 40,000 per woman under the proposed scheme
- Election commitment
- The Samajwadi Party said it would give more Assembly tickets to women than the Bharatiya Janata Party in 2027.
- School reopening pledge
- The party said it would reopen 26,000 closed primary schools.
- Education pledge
- Girls completing intermediate education would receive laptops under a Samajwadi government.
- Past safety initiatives cited
- Yadav cited the 1090 women’s helpline and Dial 100 emergency response system launched during a previous Samajwadi Party government.