"Voters will teach a lesson to those who migrated": Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP
Aug 29, 2023
Mau (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 29 : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday campaigned for his candidate Sudhakar Singh from the Ghosi constituency for the upcoming by-election.
The Samajwadi party chief slammed the BJP candidate from the vacant seat Dara Singh Chouhan who was elected as Ghosi MLA on SP symbol in the 2022 elections but later resigned from the post and joined the BJP.
“I can see there is no corner left empty on the ground. I would like to thank all the voters of the Ghosi assembly. This time the people of Ghosi assembly are going to teach them a lesson who have migrated and have broken the trust of their votes in democracy,” Akhilesh Yadav said.
The Ghosi assembly seat went vacant after the resignation of Dara Singh Chauhan.
This by-election has been seen as the first show of strength and a big test of the opposition INDIA alliance as the Congress, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), and Apna Dal Kameravadi have decided not to field a candidate of their own and chose to extend support to Samajwadi Party candidate Sudhakar Singh.
On Saturday all the three parties issued an official letter to support SP candidate in the Ghosi by-election.
Congress' UP president Ajay Rai told ANI “This election will be a start of defeat for BJP and the people of Mau have completely lost their faith in the BJP because of the defection politics of Dara Singh Chauhan. People there have made up their minds to defeat the BJP and are determined to ensure the victory of the coalition candidate. He also mentioned that we have made an appeal to our leaders and workers to support the SP candidate in this election.”
UP Energy Minister AK Sharma who has been camped in Ghosi told ANI that the mood of the people was firmly with the BJP.
" Dara Singh Chauhan will win by a huge margin in Ghosi. This INDIA alliance is a fused party. These parties have kept the country in the dark for 70 years. If you switch on one fused bulb, six fused bulbs or 26 such bulbs there will be no light. The INDIA alliance has 26 such fused bulbs" said Sharma.
Uttar Pradesh Ghosi constituency bypoll is scheduled for 5th September and its result will be declared on 8th September. Earlier this year Dara Singh Chauhan resigned from the assembly membership and joined hands with BJP. Now Dara Singh Chauhan is fighting this election on the BJP symbol as his major opponent Sudhakar Singh is fighting on the Samajwadi Party symbol.
