Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that the \u201cdouble engine\u201d government has brought \u201cdouble corruption\u201d in Uttar Pradesh and promised to set up a corpus fund of Rs 10, 000 crore to ensure timely payment to farmers.
\u201cThe double engine government in Uttar Pradesh has brought double corruption. Therefore, vote to remove corruption from the state so that baba ji (Adityanath) returns to his home after the results (of elections) are declared,\u201d Yadav said while addressing a joint rally with alliance partner Jayant Chaudhary of the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD).
The term \u201cdouble engine\u201d is used by BJP leaders to refer to the party being in power at the Centre as well as in a state.
Reaching out to the farmers of the region, Yadav said, \u201cWe will set up a corpus fund of Rs 10,000 crores after coming to power to ensure timely payment to farmers,\u201d he said.
\u201cThe electricity bill these days gives an electric shock to the people because the BJP government has not set up a single power plant in the state. We are forced to pay exorbitant rates for electricity,\u201d Yadav said, adding that the SP will give 300 units of free electricity to people after coming to power.
\u201cThe BJP talked about bringing development but people have suffered the most in the last four-and-a-half-years. During the lockdowns when migrant workers were returning home, the government did nothing,\u201d the SP chief said.
\u201cI remember a pregnant woman had to deliver her child on the road. We would have sent the car of the district magistrate to take that woman home (if we had been in power). Had the government intervened, people wouldn\u2019t have suffered so much,\u201d Yadav said alleging Covid mismanagement by the Adityanath government.
He accused the BJP of hiding the state\u2019s true death toll due to Covid and highlighted how corpses were seen floating in the Ganga river during the pandemic. He also lashed out at the government over the protests at Delhi borders against the three farm laws.
\u201cWe will make a memorial for farmers who lost their lives during the protest and provide Rs 25 lakh compensation to the families of those who died due to Covid,\u201d he said.
Asserting that outstanding payments of farmers will be cleared within 15 days of Samajwadi Party forming government in the state, Yadav asked the BJP to observe a two-minute silence for the unfulfilled promises in manifesto for the last elections.
Targeting young voters, Yadav said, \u201cWe will provide employment to the youth in every sector after coming to power.\u201d
Taking a jibe at the BJP, he said, \u201cBJP is a party of liars. The junior leaders in BJP tell small lies and the senior most leader tell biggest lies. But the helicopter of lies of the BJP will not land in Uttar Pradesh.\u201d
Yadav said the election is for safeguarding the country\u2019s constitution, brotherhood and unity.
Speaking before him, Chaudhary said, \u201cBJP is planning to hike the prices of petrol and diesel after coming to power in Uttar Pradesh. Farmers of the region and country have defeated them after protesting for 13 months.\u201d
\u201cWe assure you that after we come to power, recruitment will be done in a timely manner. The industrialisation that was needed in the region will be done once we come to power,\u201d he said.
Hitting out at Adityanath, he said, \u201cYogi ji talks of vikas (development) but in the name of vikas he has handed over a torch and a stick to farmers forcing them to safeguard their farms from stray cattle.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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