"BJP filed false cases filed against several people": Akhilesh Yadav
Apr 29, 2024
Etah (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 29 : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that the ruling BJP has caused trouble for many people and filed false cases against several people.
Addressing a public meeting in Uttar Pradesh's Etah, he said, "Wherever these BJP people are going, they are speaking ill about us... But this time we have decided to bid farewell to them... They came in 2014 and will leave in 2024. They have done a lot of injustice, and have caused trouble for many people. False cases have been filed against several people..."
"Tell me, have not false cases been registered against (the leaders) of the Samajwadi Party? Who knows, this government has filed false cases against lakhs of people," alleged the former Chief Minister.
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.
Uttar Pradesh sends the maximum number of MPs, 80 in total, to Parliament.
The first phase of voting in the state has already taken place on April 19 and the second phase on April 26.
The remaining Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will cast their votes in the subsequent phases of the election, namely, Phase 3 on May 7, Phase 4 on May 13, Phase 5 on May 20, Phase 6 on May 25, and Phase 7 on June 1. The counting of votes will occur on June 4.
