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Akhilesh Yadav Says BJP in Final Phase, Warns Voters
Akhilesh Yadav is a leader of the Samajwadi Party.
He said the Election Commission might check voter records again before elections in Uttar Pradesh.
He asked his party workers to watch the process carefully.
Yadav criticized the BJP government and accused it of corruption and misleading people.
He also said the BJP was nearing the end of its time in power.
He criticized the government over jobs, fuel mileage and alleged negative propaganda.
He discussed a school inspection in Noida that found maintenance problems, although the district administration denied some claims.
He also said an SP lawmaker had faced an attack and humiliation.
Akhilesh Yadav warned that the Election Commission may conduct another SIR review before Uttar Pradesh’s polls.
The Samajwadi Party chief urged workers to remain vigilant to prevent alleged dilution of votes.
Yadav accused the BJP government of corruption, negative propaganda, joblessness and presenting false figures.
He said the BJP was in its “final phase” and amassing wealth before leaving office.
Yadav also criticized conditions at a Noida school and alleged discrimination under BJP law and order.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, the BJP, the Election Commission of India and Uttar Pradesh political workers.
- What
- Yadav warned of a possible fresh SIR review before the state Assembly elections and criticized the BJP government.
- Where
- At a Samajwadi Party office function in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh; he also discussed incidents in Noida.
- When
- The remarks were reported on September 19; the elections were referred to as upcoming.
- Why
- Yadav said workers should remain vigilant because he feared another review could dilute votes.
Akhilesh Yadav’s claims
Responses or contrasting positions reported
School conditions in Noida
Akhilesh Yadav’s claims
Yadav said a government primary school inspected by the Cockroach Janta Party had poor facilities, including inadequate toilets, no books, no windows and no benches.
Responses or contrasting positions reported
The Noida district administration denied that schools were closed following the inspection; the report does not provide a detailed response to the other conditions alleged.
Key facts
- Speaker
- Akhilesh Yadav, chief of the Samajwadi Party
- Election issue
- Yadav claimed the Election Commission of India might conduct another SIR review before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
- Main warning
- Yadav urged Samajwadi Party workers to remain vigilant over voter records.
- BJP criticism
- Yadav accused the BJP of corruption, wealth accumulation, negative propaganda and presenting false figures.
- Demonetisation
- Yadav said demonetisation failed to eliminate corruption, control inflation or stop terrorism as promised.
- Noida school
- Yadav said a school inspected under the “School Thik Karo” campaign lacked adequate maintenance; the district administration denied that schools were closed after the inspection.
- Law-and-order allegation
- Yadav said SP MP Pappu Nishad’s vehicle was damaged and that he faced humiliation.
Quotes
Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief and Uttar Pradesh politician
“There has never been as much loot and corruption under any other government as it is under the BJP government. And now, in the final phase (of the party being in power), they have started amassing wealth, trying to rake in whatever they can before they leave office.”
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“The SP is working continuously to ensure that votes in the SIR are not diluted. However, the Election Commission of India might conspire to conduct another review before the election. We need to be vigilant about this.”
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