Samajwadi Party
president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of misusing
the administration in Uttar Pradesh and said the Election Commission was
slow in taking action.
In a press statement issued from the SP
headquarters, former UP chief minister Yadav alleged, "Today, when it
was the last phase of voting, the BJP did not stop its habitual misuse
of the administration."
Giving the example of booths of Mirzapur and
Barhaj of Deoria district, he said many complaints have been registered
against the BJP for intimidating the voters, obstructing voting and
threatening or chasing away the polling agents on the strength of
power.
Yadav said, "At many places, Samajwadi Party workers were
misbehaved with and arrested. The administration's intention was to not
let Samajwadi Party supporters vote."
Expressing dissatisfaction,
the SP chief said, "It is regrettable that the Election Commission was
very slow in taking action. The lack of transparency that should have
been seen in the work of the Commission for free and fair elections puts
a question mark on the democratic systems."
However, he also said
at present, the public is aware and they resisted at many places.
Yadav claimed that the wind that blew from the west in favour of
Samajwadi PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak)-INDIA alliance to save the
Constitution and democracy turned into a tsunami in the seventh phase. All sections of the society, including farmers, youth, businessmen,
teachers, employees and advocates voted to remove the BJP.
Expressing gratitude to the voters, he said on the last voting day of
the seventh phase of the Lok Sabha elections 2024, the voters completely
vented out their entire anger to remove the BJP from power by voting
against it.
Yadav said, "Along with writing the script of BJP's
defeat, the voters paved the way for the Samajwadi Party and INDIA
alliance to come to power at the Centre."
"Today, the BJP was
completely wiped out in Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushinagar, Deoria,
Bansgaon, Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi,
Mirzapur and Robertsganj Lok Sabha constituencies. Even in the prime
minister's constituency Varanasi, the voters showed extreme indifference
towards him," he added. -- PTI