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  • Lesson from state polls 2022: Caste to class, BJP reaps good thing about welfare schemes

    The Uttar Pradesh Assembly election is over, with an incredible victory for BJP. Yogi Adityanath is once more going to kind the federal government, with extra warning and a balancing perspective.

    The UP election and even the election in Uttarakhand despatched out messages we have to learn. The first message from UP is, a category has began rising within the caste-based society, particularly among the many marginalised and poor communities.

    The course of is sluggish, however it has began. This course of began not due to any Left ideology, however because of the socio-economic empowerment of the poor communities. The Narendra Modi-led BJP authorities since 2014 began varied social welfare schemes equivalent to Ujjwala Yojana, free ration, PM Awas Yojana, direct money switch and pension plans. 

    Every social gathering in energy makes its personal beneficiaries, however BJP by fixed join with the beneficiaries, reworked them right into a group with consciousness. The social gathering reworked them from a mere bodily physique to acutely aware beings who vote for the social gathering.

    Badri Narayan

    This beneficiary group is past caste and faith and it emerged as a group that broke its caste id boundaries. Modi appealed to the social gathering’s cadres to go to the homes of the PM Awas Yojana beneficiaries on the day of Diwali, mild candles with them and distribute sweets.

    The BJP invented varied methods to attach with these beneficiaries. But this beneficiary consciousness is transitory and the social gathering must consistently give you new plans for his or her empowerment, for progressively responding to those rising aspirational consciousness of the poor and marginalised.

    It could be very attention-grabbing to watch that the social gathering began its election marketing campaign in UP with developmental claims and describing its success in delivering varied social welfare schemes among the many poor and marginalised. Dharmendra Pradhan, minister of training and in-charge of UP election 2022, facilitated cadres to work together with these beneficiaries and encourage them to go to the polling cubicles. This mobilising technique labored.

    We have been observing the trajectories of UP elections carefully. What we noticed when PM Narendra Nodi took the lead of of the marketing campaign, it introduced a qualitative change in the complete electioneering course of. His charisma, methods of connecting with individuals labored properly and lots of BJP candidates who might have misplaced, in the end received. For us on the sector who have been observing this, it was like magic, what individuals name Modi magic.

    Thirdly, BJP as a really efficient election machine labored properly and harnessed this victory. Its star campaigners equivalent to Modi, Yogi, Amit Shah, Rajnath Singh have been making an impression by their rallies and conferences. On the opposite hand, hardworking organisers equivalent to Pradhan, labored tirelessly on the bottom.

    Last however not the least, the Sangh cadres labored voluntarily throughout this election and organised native conflict rooms. They additionally  interacted with the beneficiaries, aside from working on the sales space degree. All this put collectively produced such a outcome, not solely in UP but additionally in Uttarakhanad. This beneficiary consciousness and Modi magic produced this victory, which could have come as a shock to many.

    Badri Narayan
    Director, GB Pant Social Science Institute, Prayagraj

  • Day after ‘EVM manipulation’ costs, Akhilesh asks EC to webcast counting course of

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW: Just just a few hours earlier than the counting of votes in UP, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has shot off a letter to the Election Commission of India (ECI) looking for webcasting of the counting course of which has to happen on Thursday.

    The SP chief wrote the letter to the ECI a day after he leveled some severe allegations of the manipulation of voting machines in Varanasi. “The Samajwadi Party demands that for all constituencies, webcasting of the counting process be done and the link should be shared with the Election Commission, Chief Election Commissioner, polling officials, and political parties … so that the political parties can watch the counting process live, and the process can be conducted in a transparent and independent manner,” stated the letter written in Hindi.

    Akhilesh Yadav, the president of the primary opposition celebration locked in a troublesome battle with the BJP, had accused the ruling celebration on Tuesday of attempting to “steal the votes” by manipulating EVMs (digital voting machines). The SP chief had claimed that since his celebration candidate was successful the Ayodhya seat, the BJP obtained scared and requested the DM involved to decelerate the counting course of. “Even Election Commission officers are tampering with the EVMs,” Akhilesh Yadav had claimed.

    However, the BJP registered a robust objection to the allegations and a celebration delegation visited the ECI on Wednesday to register their protest towards the claims of SP chief.

    ALSO READ | UP polls: Political events await outcomes with bated breath

    In its letter, the Samajwadi Party on Wednesday referred to the webcasting for voting in some components of the state. Earlier within the day, the celebration had shared a video claiming that the Varanasi divisional commissioner had seen “admitted lapse in the protocol” within the transport of EVMS. “There was a lapse in the protocol in the movement of electronic voting machines. But I can assure you that taking away voting machines is impossible. There is three-level security,” Varanasi commissioner Deepak Agarwal is heard saying within the video.

    On Tuesday, each the SP and ally SBSP had demanded the elimination of the Varanasi district Justice of the Peace and SSP earlier than the graduation of the counting course of. They had even threatened to not let the counting start until their demand was met. Akhilesh Yadav had additionally known as upon his cadre to be ready for the ‘Kranti’ (revolution) because it was the final likelihood to save lots of the democracy within the nation. He had even requested them to stay across the robust rooms throughout the state and be vigilant.

    Hitting again on the claims, UP deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya had stated: “An individual who personifies the dynastic rule, speaking a couple of revolution to save lots of democracy is laughable. Only BJP helps save democracy.”

    Rejecting Akhilesh Yadav’s allegations, the state election fee had issued a press release clarifying: “Some political parties have brought to our attention that a few EVMs were being transported in a vehicle in Varanasi district. On investigation, it was found that these EVMs were meant for training purposes. These EVMs were being taken to training locations at a college on March 9, 2022, and were kept at a food grain warehouse.”

    The counting of votes for 403 constituencies within the state might be accomplished on Thursday. Some exit polls have predicted a win for the BJP however exit polls usually get it mistaken.

  • UP polls seventh section: Over 46 per cent turnout recorded until 3 pm

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: Over 46 per cent voter turnout was recorded until 3 pm within the seventh and final section of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections for 54 seats on Monday.

    Voting began at 7 am.

    It ended at 4 pm within the Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and the Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats, whereas in the remainder of the segments, it’ll proceed until 6 pm.

    The districts the place polls are underway on this section are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra.

    The voting proportion until 3 pm was 46.40 per cent, in line with the ECI’s Voter Turnout app.

    While Azamgarh witnessed 45.28 per cent voting, Bhadohi noticed 47.49 per cent, Chandauli 50.79 per cent, Ghazipur 46.28 per cent, Jaunpur 47.14 per cent, Mau 46.88 per cent, Mirzapur 46.64 per cent, Sonbhadra 49.84 per cent and Varanasi 43.76 per cent, it confirmed.

    A complete of 613 candidates are within the fray for the 54 seats, together with these falling in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary phase Varanasi.

    The destiny of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party president Om Prakash Rajbhar and a number of other state ministers will probably be determined on this spherical, wherein 2.06 crore persons are eligible to vote.

    Besides state Tourism Minister Neelkanth Tiwari, who’s contesting for the Varanasi South seat, different ministers within the fray within the final leg of the elections are Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur-Varanasi), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi North), Girish Yadav (Jaunpur) and Ramashankar Singh Patel (Marihan-Mirzapur).

    Dara Singh Chauhan, who had resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cabinet and had joined the SP, is contesting from the Ghosi seat in Mau.

    Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) because the JD(U) candidate, and Abbas Ansari, the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat, are contesting on this section.

    Campaigning on this section reached its crescendo with Prime Minister Modi main the BJP’s ballot blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjoining districts.

    The state has 403 Assembly seats and the outcomes of the elections will probably be declared on March 10.

  • Voting begins for final section of UP polls; 613 candidates in fray on 54 seats

    By PTI

    LUCKNOW: Voting for the seventh and the final section of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections started on Monday morning, with 613 candidates within the fray on 54 seats, together with these falling in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary section Varanasi.

    The destiny of Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party president Om Prakash Rajbhar and several other state ministers will likely be determined on this spherical, wherein 2.06 crore persons are eligible to vote.

    Voting will likely be held from 7 am to 4 pm on the Chakia (Chandauli), Robertsganj and Duddhi (Sonbhadra) seats whereas in the remainder of the segments, it is going to proceed until 6 pm.

    The districts going to the polls on this section are Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi and Sonbhadra.

    Once thought of a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party, the area noticed the BJP making inroads in 2017 by successful 29 seats.

    The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) bought six seats and the SP 11.

    For the SP, its patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav made a uncommon look in Jaunpur to drum up assist for Lucky Yadav, the son of his long-time affiliate the late Parasnath Yadav.

    Lucky Yadav is within the fray from the Malhani seat.

    Mulayam had earlier campaigned for his son Akhilesh Yadav within the Karhal Assembly section of Mainpuri.

    Besides state Tourism Minister Neelkanth Tiwari (Varanasi South), different ministers within the fray within the final leg of the elections are Anil Rajbhar (Shivpur-Varanasi), Ravindra Jaiswal (Varanasi North), Girish Yadav (Jaunpur) and Ramashankar Singh Patel (Marihan-Mirzapur).

    Dara Singh Chauhan, who had resigned from the Yogi Adityanath cabinet and had joined the SP, is contesting from Ghosi in Mau.

    Om Prakash Rajbhar (Zahoorabad), Dhananjay Singh (Malhani-Jaunpur) because the JD(U) candidate, and Abbas Ansari, the son of gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, from Mau Sadar seat, are contesting on this section.

    Campaigning on this section reached its crescendo with Prime Minister Narendra Modi main the BJP’s ballot blitzkrieg in Varanasi and its adjoining districts.

    Besides addressing election rallies, he additionally held a roadshow for 3 Assembly constituencies in his Lok Sabha section.

    This section additionally noticed West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee descending on the pilgrim metropolis to carry a joint rally with Akhilesh Yadav and his RLD ally Jayant Chaudhary.

    Congress normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had been tenting in Varanasi for about 4 days.

    She, alongside along with her brother Rahul Gandhi, addressed election conferences, whereas BSP supremo Mayawati campaigned within the district and neighbouring areas.

    Seeking to override anti-incumbency, the ruling occasion raised points like compelled migration and legislation and order issues through the earlier SP authorities, whereas Akhilesh Yadav focused the BJP authorities on the problems of inflation, unemployment, stray cattle, and the farmers’ agitation towards the Centre’s agriculture legal guidelines.

    The mowing down of 4 farmers in Lakhimpur Kheri was additionally highlighted by all opposition events as Union minister Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish Mishra is an accused within the case.

    The state has 403 Assembly seats and the outcomes of the elections will likely be declared on March 10.

  • Those defaming ‘pink cap’ compelled to put on a cap: Akhilesh Yadav’s swipe at PM Modi

    By PTI

    JAUNPUR: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Saturday took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying those that had been “defaming” the SP’s pink cap have been “forced by people” to put on a cap, though of a distinct color.

    Yadav made the remark at an election rally right here apparently referring to Prime Minister Modi donning a saffron cap throughout his roadshow in Varanasi on Friday.

    This can be being seen as a response to Modi’s assault on the Samajwadi Party final December when he had stated in Gorakhpur that folks with pink caps — the SP’s ballot image — are “red alert” for Uttar Pradesh.

    Yadav stated on Saturday, “Those who have been defaming our caps have been forced by the people of Uttar Pradesh to wear a cap. It is another thing that they have changed the colour of their cap.”

    Yadav was addressing the 2022 Uttar Pradesh polls’ final election assembly in Malhani constituency in favour of the Samajwadi Party’s Lucky Yadav.

    The two-month-long campaigning in Uttar Pradesh ended this night.

    The seventh and last section of voting within the state can be held on March 7.

    Counting of votes can be held on March 10.

    Attacking the BJP and PM Modi over the saffron color cap, Yadav stated they maintain altering their color.

    Appealing to folks to vote for Lucky Yadav, the previous chief minister stated, “I feel that people of Malhani are going to vote for the Samajwadi Party in a big way, and demolish the rivals.”

  • UP polls: With heavyweights conducting rallies, Varanasi turns into final massive battleground

    Express News Service

    VARANASI: With the lengthy drawn, seven part meeting polls in Uttar Pradesh set to finish with voting for 54 seats of 9 japanese districts on March 7, Varanasi — one of many oldest dwelling cities of the world – turned out to be the final massive battleground of all main political events and their prime management on Friday.

    While BJP’s prime chief within the nation, the Prime Minister Narendra Modi (who can also be the two-time sitting MP from Varanasi) launched into an extended highway present by way of the primary metropolis areas, BJP’s prime opponent, the Samajwadi Party chief and ex-UP CM Akhilesh Yadav too carried out a road-show in one other a part of the identical non secular metropolis.

    And if that wasn’t all, the Congress occasion, which is eyeing a revival in its fortunes in these polls, had its two most charismatic leaders, the siblings Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, holding public rallies in rural space, the place their candidates have turned the to date direct contest between BJP alliance and SP alliance into multi-cornered battle.

    The prime attraction of the day, nevertheless, was PM Modi’s large road-show, which waded by way of an endless crowd of metropolis residents and BJP supporters, whereas overlaying a distance of 8-odd km, from Maldahiya crossing to Lanka-BHU Gate.

    After reiterating at a public rally in Mirzapur district, the dedication of his authorities to securely evacuate each Indian stranded in conflict torn Ukraine at a time when the complete world was going by way of a really important, the PM flew to his parliamentary constituency Varanasi at round 4 pm and launched into the road-show round an hour and 45 minutes delay.

    After garlanding the statue of Sardar Patel, the PM’s road-show travelled to the Kashi Vishwanath Dham Corridor, traversing by way of varied areas of Varanasi North, Varanasi South and Varanasi Cantt meeting segments, amid endless crowds of native residents and supporters, elevating slogans in assist of their two-time MP.

    The road-show which was dotted with floral welcome at varied factors by senior BJP leaders, took virtually three hours in travelling 3 kms to achieve the KV Dham Corridor, the place the PM provided prayers on the world well-known Kashi Vishwanath Temple, after enjoying the king dimension dumroo amid reverberating chants of Kashi’s signature slogan Har Har Mahadev.

    He subsequently travelled by way of the additional crowded areas between Godowlia Crossing and Lanka-BHU Gate (overlaying main a part of Varanasi South and Varanasi Cantt seats), however stopped in between to relish kulhad tea with BJP rank and file on the well-known Pappu Tea Shop at Assi Crossing, which for lengthy has been essentially the most talked about political gossip level of the traditional metropolis.        

    This was the PM’s fifth poll-related road-show in Varanasi since 2014, when he first received the LS polls, defeating AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal. The Friday’s roadshow was a re-run of the 2017 polls campaigning, when Modi had carried out two back-to-back road-shows in response to UP Ke Ladke Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi’s road-shows. It was largely geared toward galvanizing the occasion’s rank and file and interesting the citizens in three city seats, Varanasi South, Varanasi North and Varanasi Cantt, to vote for sitting BJP MLAs (together with two ministers) who’re dealing with excessive anti-incumbency.

    The PM, who would camp in Varanasi for 2 days, will tackle a rally at Khajuri (situated on the junction of two rural Pindra and Sewapuri seats) the place each the BJP candidates are having a tricky time in opposition to excessive anti-incumbency.

    The BJP is pinning excessive hopes on the PM’s two day keep in Varanasi, as an analogous marketing campaign by him within the metropolis in 2017, had helped the occasion not solely win all eight seats of Varanasi district, however a number of seats of adjoining districts additionally.

    Meanwhile, the Congress chief siblings Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, addressed ballot rally in Pindra meeting constituency, the place the occasion’s ex-MLA Ajay Rai (who was a minister in erstwhile BJP authorities prior to now) is strongly contesting in opposition to sitting BJP MLA Avdhesh Singh and BSP candidate Babulal Patel.

    Knowing properly that the BSP candidate may gain advantage from division in higher caste votes between the BJP and Congress candidate, Rahul was extremely important of the BSP, terming the elephant image occasion the B Team of the BJP. He additionally lashed out on the Samajwadi Party for fostering an environment of violence and anarchy throughout its previous rule in UP.

     The final massive ticket marketing campaign of the day was a road-show by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, who needed to journey 1.5 km between Rathyatra Crossing and Girjaghar Crossing, overlaying components of Varanasi Cantt and Varanasi South seats. The road-show was on on the time of submitting this information report.

  • UP Elections: EC bans Mukhtar Ansari’s son from ballot marketing campaign for twenty-four hours

    Express News Service

    LUCKNOW:  The Election Commission of India, on Friday, put a ban on Abbas Ansari, 30, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) candidate from Mau Sadar seat and son of mafia don-turned –politician Mukhtar Ansari, from ballot marketing campaign for twenty-four hours  as he was caught on digital camera  issuing open threats to the federal government officers throughout a public assembly in Mau district.

    Mau will vote in Phase-7 on March 7. The EC took cognizance of the video clip going viral on social media exhibiting Abbas Ansari delivering a speech throughout which he stated that no authorities officers can be transferred for the primary six months after the formation of SP and alliance authorities in UP as their ‘hisab-kitab’ (settling of scores) can be executed first.

    “I have told Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav that no transfers or postings of any officer or employees will happen for six months as we will settle the accounts first with the UP administration and only then their transfer certificates will be stamped,” asserted Ansari.

    Meanwhile, the Mau police have registered an FIR towards Abbas Ansari at Kotwali police underneath Section 171F (Offence of undue affect or personation at an election) and Section 506 (felony intimidation) of IPC.

    Besides, registering an FIR towards Abbas Ansari, a report has additionally been despatched to Returning Officer of Mau Sadar Assembly seat for initiating acceptable motion,” stated Sushil Ghule, Mau SP.

    However, taking cognizance of the Mau police report, the election fee acted towards Ansari.

    Videos of Abbas Ansari’s controversial remarks have been extensively shared, prompting police to take cognizance and start investigations. 

    ADG Law and Order Prashant Kumar verified the authenticity the video and ordered that an FIR be registered
    towards Ansari for violating the Model Code of Conduct.

    When the marketing campaign for the ultimate section of UP elections is at its peak, the video of Abbas Ansari threatening police officers has gone viral on social media.

    In this video, Abbas Ansari is seen threatening the officers overtly from the stage of the general public assembly.

    Significantly, Abbas Ansari’s father Mukhtar Ansari is incarecerated in Banda jail in reference to numerous felony instances of unlawful land-grabbing, extortion, homicide, and kidnapping.

    Mukhtar, who used to run fearlessly in the course of the earlier SP and BSP regimes, is now shifting on a wheelchair even in jail.

    Abbas might be dealing with off with BJP candidate Ashok Singh within the seat, the BSP’s state president Bhim Rajbhar, and Congress nominee Madhavendra Bahadur Singh.

  • UP elections: Mamata proven black flags in BJP stronghold Varanasi

    Express News Service

    GORAKHPUR: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, who landed in Varanasi on Wednesday to marketing campaign in help of Samajwadi Party, was proven black flags whereas on her option to Dashashwamedh ghat from airport.

    As quickly as Mamata proceeded to Dashashwamedh ghat, she was confronted protests at a number of locations when BJP supporters confirmed her black flags first in Chetganj locality after which at Godowliya.

    In Chetganj, on seeing the black flags by a crowd shouting Jai Shree Ram, the west bengal CM misplaced her cool, stopped the automotive and got here out on the street.

    Pushing the protestors, Mamta dared the BJP employees to return ahead with black flags. 

    “You all are losing the elections. These are not black flags but your fear of losing elections,” she shouted on the mike.

    The west bengal CM additionally shouted the slogan : “Jai UP, Jai Hind.”

    Subsequently, as she proceeded additional, she was proven black flags at Gowdowliya. However, the district police pushed the protestors apart.

    On getting the details about protests, SP employees gathered at Godowliya crossing in retaliation. Both the teams of protestors got here head to head to be despatched away by the cops.

    Then Mamata Banerjee reached Dashashwamedh ghat and paid obeisance at Ganga Mandir. She additionally watched the well-known Ganga Arti whereas sitting on the steps of the ghat.

    Mamata is anticipated to handle a few rallies together with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in and round Varanasi which is able to vote in closing section on March 7.

    Mamata is scheduled to remain in Varanasi for the following two days.

    However, within the wake of protests towards the west bengal CM, the district administration has beefed up the safety.

  • Ex-UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya’s son taken for questioning by police

    By PTI

    GORAKHPUR: The son of former UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya, combating from the Fazilnagar meeting constituency as a Samajwadi Party candidate, was on Wednesday taken to the police station for questioning on the allegation that he was distributing cash to individuals on the eve of polling.

    Kushinagar District Magistrate S Rajalingam gave this info whereas denying Mauray’s declare that his son Ashok Maurya was arrested in a “false” case of instigating violence in opposition to BJP supporters.

    DM Rajalingam denied the allegation saying Maurya’s son has been taken to the police station just for questioning after allegedly being discovered distributing cash to voters on the eve of voting within the space.

    “The information of arrest is totally wrong. We got information in the evening that Swami’s son is distributing money and campaigning and he along with some others were found on the spot in three vehicles and police took him to the police station,” the DM mentioned.

    “He is not a voter of the area and what he was doing there within 48 hours of the poll is a clear violation of the Model Code of Conduct,” the DM mentioned, including he has been taken to the police station just for questioning.

    “The information of arrest is wrong. A probe has been initiated in the matter,” the DM mentioned.

    Maurya, a former Cabinet colleague of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, made the declare of his son’s arrest in a social media publish quickly after two cross-FIR had been lodged by the Kushinagar police on Wednesday on complaints by his occasion supporters and people of BJP candidate Surendra Singh Kushwaha.

    In the FIR and the counter-FIR, every of the 2 sides has alleged assault on it by the opposite facet.

    The FIR lodged on the criticism of the BJP facet accused former UP minister Maurya, his daughter Sanghmitra Maurya, a BJP MP, and son Ashok Maurya of main and instigating their supporters to assault the individuals of a saffron occasion’s ballot procession, police mentioned.

    The second FIR lodged by Maurya’s supporters made comparable allegations in opposition to Kushwaha, block head Vashisht Rai alias Guddu Rai and others, police mentioned.

    The two FIRs collectively named 39 individuals from each facet and tons of of different unidentified individuals in them, the police mentioned.

    Both sides accused one another of a deliberate assault and based mostly on their written complaints, FIRs had been lodged in opposition to 39 named individuals, together with 25 of Maurya’s facet and 14 belonging to the BJP facet in addition to tons of of different unnamed individuals of each side, police mentioned.

    “Based on written complaints from both sides, FIRs have been lodged under sections 147, 148, 171-F, 308, 323, 352, 392, 427, 504, 506 of the Indian Penal Code,” Kushinagar Superintendent of Police Sachindra Patel mentioned.

    These sections respectively pertain to rioting, rioting utilizing lethal weapons, exercising undue affect throughout elections, making an attempt culpable murder, inflicting damage, utilizing felony drive, committing theft, inflicting mischief, breaching the peace and issuing threats.

  • Rakesh Tikait urges individuals to camp close to counting centres in UP, claims irregularities can happen

    By PTI

    BAGHPAT: Farmer chief Rakesh Tikait on Wednesday urged individuals to come back on tractors and camp close to counting centres in Uttar Pradesh, claiming “irregularities” may happen.

    Counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections will happen on March 10.

    “What was done in the zila panchayat (elections) cannot be ignored. Reach the counting centres a day before the counting is taken up and camp with tractors at the counting sites from March 9 itself,” Tikait instructed reporters in Baraut in Baghpat.

    He additionally requested individuals to succeed in with beddings a day forward as they won’t be allowed to go there on March 10.

    During the zila panchayat polls held within the state final 12 months, opposition events had alleged giant scale irregularities.

    Attacking the federal government, Tikait stated that the dues of sugarcane farmers on this space had not been paid for a 12 months however in view of elections, pending funds have been cleared in 10 to fifteen days.

    “I mean, the government can get payments made whenever it wants. If elections are held every year, then payment of sugarcane (farmers) can also be made every year,” he stated.

    Slamming the BJP authorities on the Centre, he stated it’s in search of votes even within the Ukrainian disaster by making college students getting back from there give statements on the evacuation operation.

    “Those who give statements in favour of the government are being shown and those who are telling the reality are not being shown. The elections are more important for the Indian government, are children of India not dear to them. (They are) Looking for votes in a war,” Tikait alleged.