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  • UP polls: Now, Ahmedabad blasts verdict develop into bone of competition between Yogi, Akhilesh

    Through PTI

    LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Campaigning in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday highlighted waiving of farmers loans and accused the Samajwadi Celebration of being sympathetic in opposition to terrorists.

    He alleged that “abba jaan” (father) of some of the convicts within the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case has hyperlinks with the SP.

    The executive minister addressed back-to-back 5 rallies in Lakhimpur Kheri, the place 8 Meeting seats will move to polls within the fourth section on February 23.

    Lakhimpur Kheri from the place the BJP had gained all 8 seats within the 2017 is being regarded as tricky for the birthday party within the backdrop of the final 12 months’s incident when 4 farmers had been overwhelmed underneath the wheels of automobiles.

    Union Minister of State for House Ajay Mishra’s son Ashish used to be arrested within the case.

    He were given bail final week.

    Adityanath didn’t communicate concerning the incident all the way through his rallies.

    He, on the other hand, underscored loans of farmers being waived by means of the BJP executive.

    He stated numerous farmers benefitted from the PM Kisan Samman Yojna.

    Beginning his day out in Lakhimpur Kheri from Nighsan, the Meeting constituency having local position of Ajay Mishra, Adityanath stated the BJP executive within the state has written off loans of 86 lakh farmers, amounting to Rs 36,000 crore.

    A complete of one.45 lakh farmers had been benefited in Lakhimpur on my own, he stated.

    In some other rally in Gola constituency, he stated 5 lakh farmers of Lakhimpur Kheri gained Rs 12,000 every year underneath PM Kisan Samman Yojna.

    Regarding the Ahmedabad blasts, the case during which 38 folks got loss of life penalty on Friday, Adityanath stated some of the convicts belonged to Azamgarh’s Sanjarpur house.

    The daddy of some of the terrorists has hyperlinks with the Samajwadi Celebration and he has been campaigning for the SP, the manager minister alleged.

    “Why does the SP has sympathy in opposition to those terrorists? Will the folks enhance those that play with the protection of the country,” the manager minister, urging folks to vote for the BJP for a riot-free state.

    Addressing a press convention on the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday had launched {a photograph} purportedly appearing the daddy of some of the convicts status with SP leader Akhilesh Yadav.

    Thakur had alleged that the birthday party has “connections” with the Ahmedabad blasts perpetrators.

    All over the Samajwadi Celebration executive, most effective Saifai (Akhilesh Yadav’s local position) Mahotsav used to be being held, stated Adityanath.

    “The BJP executive organised Deepotsav in Ayodhya, Rangotsav in Mathura and Dev Deepawali in Kashi. And our religion is related to those,” he stated.

    Adityanath alleged that Akhilesh Yadav indulged in false propaganda on COVID vaccine and stated the BJP MPs, MLAs and birthday party employees helped folks all the way through the pandemic.

    In virtually all rallies, Adityanath claimed that all the way through the SP rule, whilst uninterrupted electrical energy used to be equipped all the way through Eid and Muharram, the similar used to be now not to be had on Holi and Diwali.

    “Previous, curfew was promulgated for months all the way through Hindu gala’s and criminals used to blow up bombs out there to scare folks. Now, there’s no ‘bomb bazzi’, reasonably there was echoes of ‘Bum Bum Bhole’ (Lord Shiva chant),” he stated.

    He stated all the way through the SP rule most effective boundary partitions of graveyards had been built.

    “If this is the case, move and search vote from the ones there in kabristans,” he wryly stated.

    Hitting again, Akhilesh termed the BJP’s allegation that his birthday party has hyperlinks with the daddy of an Ahmedabad terror strike case convict as a part of a “technique” within the state meeting polls.

    Yadav made the declare whilst chatting with journalists in his village Saifai in Etawah district.

    Requested concerning the BJP allegation that the convict’s father belonging to Azamgarh is an SP chief, Yadav stated, “Strict motion must be initiated in opposition to a terrorist. And if the BJP is levelling the allegation all the way through the elections, the BJP is transferring with a technique.”

    Yadav’s response got here an afternoon after the BJP on Saturday dubbed Samajwadi Celebration as “buddies of minority appeasement” and alleged that it has hyperlinks with terrorists concerned within the 2008 Ahmedabad blasts.

    Addressing a press convention on the BJP headquarters in New Delhi, Union minister Anurag Thakur launched {a photograph} during which a person, speculated to be the daddy of some of the convicts within the Ahmedabad serial blasts case, is observed status with Akhilesh Yadav.

    Addressing an election rally in Lakhimpur Kheri, UP Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath too on Sunday accused the SP of being sympathetic in opposition to terrorists, alleging that the daddy of some of the convicts has hyperlinks with the birthday party.

    A unique courtroom on Friday sentenced to loss of life 38 individuals of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen within the Ahmedabad serial blasts which killed 56 folks and injured over 200.

    It additionally gave lifestyles phrases to the opposite 11 IM operatives within the case.

    Former Lok Sabha MP from Kannauj and Yadav’s spouse Dimple Yadav, in the meantime, described her birthday party’s pre-poll alliance with Rashtriya Lok Dal and a few different political outfits as a “bouquet” with each constituent doing its process.

    Dimple Yadav too used to be talking to journalists in her village Saifai after casting her vote.

    “We’ve got ready a bouquet (‘guldasta’) of various colors and everyone seems to be doing their process,” she stated when requested about her birthday party’s pre-poll alliance.

    She additionally stated the election effects, which will likely be declared on March 10, will likely be “very certain” for the SP.

    In his talks with journalists, Akhilesh Yadav additionally dubbed the BJP as a birthday party of “liars”, claiming that it attempted to turn UP’s building thru pictures of China and the US “Who used the pictures of China? Who used the factories of america to turn building? No birthday party generally is a larger liar than the BJP,” he stated.

    He asserted after the counting of votes on March 10, the Samajwadi Celebration will shape the federal government and regarding Leader Minister Adityanath as ‘Baba Mukhya Mantri’, stated he “can be given a farewell”.

    On allegations of “dynastic” politics being adopted by means of the Samajwadi Celebration, Yadav asserted, “Those that should not have a circle of relatives, how can they perceive the ache of the circle of relatives folks? Just a circle of relatives guy can perceive the issue of inflation and its affect and perceive his accountability in opposition to his circle of relatives.”

    The BJP executive has stalled the advance of Uttar Pradesh and it’s going to be got rid of from energy just like the Central farm rules had been repealed, Samajwadi Celebration president Akhilesh Yadav stated on Sunday.

    “I wish to say that ‘kaka’ has long gone and Baba will even move find it irresistible. Kaka way ‘Kale Kanoon’ (black farm rules) that have been withdrawn by means of the federal government,” he instructed an election rally right here, it appears regarding Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath when he stated “Baba”.

    “Baba leader minister says that I rise up at 12 at evening. I’m his neighbour and I additionally see smoke popping out from his place of abode every now and then. He’s running 24 hours an afternoon this is the reason children aren’t getting jobs in UP,” he stated.

    Claiming that his birthday party has already gained majority in Uttar Pradesh polls, Yadav stated BJP leaders have misplaced all hopes after the primary two stages of polling.

    “Through the final section, one will most effective in finding bhoot (ghosts) dancing at BJP cubicles. Folks will scale back the BJP to 0 within the fourth spherical of polling,” Yadav stated.

    “The BJP dupes even deficient folks. They gave a loose cylinder however hiked the costs of LPG, making it inconceivable for them to get the cylinders refilled,” Yadav stated.

    “Farmers are already by means of inflation. We will be able to supply loose fertilisers to small farmers within the state. BJP folks used to mention they’ll make certain that individuals who put on slippers can fly in aeroplanes, however the BJP bought the aeroplanes and ships after coming to energy. They’re now promoting even railway stations,” Yadav stated.

    Reiterating the birthday party’s promise of offering 300 devices of electrical energy loose, Yadav stated “Adityanath can not take the identify of energy crops neither does he understand how to function smartphones and capsules.”

    The previous state leader minister stated as regards to 11 lakh executive posts are mendacity vacant which will likely be crammed when his executive involves energy.

    “We will be able to open police recruitment for teens after coming to energy. If wanted we can supply age leisure to these applicants who became overage because of the COVID pandemic,” he stated, including he would additionally attraction to the Military to recruit extra youths from the state.

    Yadav stated BJP leaders discuss Pakistan and terrorism in UP while “folks right here want fertilizers and jobs”.

    He additionally took a jibe at the BJP for now not giving a price tag to Legislative Meeting Speaker Hriday Narayan Dixit.

    Talking in Ayodhya later, Yadav prompt folks not to permit vitiating of the composite tradition of the area.

    “This land of Faizabad-Ayodhya displays the ‘Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb’. Do not break the tradition by means of being faulty by means of different events,” he stated within the district’s Rudauli house whilst campaigning for birthday party candidate Anand Sen.

    He stated individuals who “falsely” promised to double the source of revenue of farmers must be uprooted from energy.

    Batting for farmers within the state, Yadav stated paddy isn’t being purchased and the BJP is most effective running to “fill the coffers of the wealthy”.

    “BJP leaders inform a wide variety of lies. Small leaders inform small lies, giant leaders inform giant lies and the largest leaders inform white lies,” he stated.

    Remembering overdue SP chief Mitrasen Yadav, he stated the birthday party can by no means overlook “Babuji’s” paintings finished for deficient and downtrodden.

    He appealed to folks to vote SP to energy to fulfil the dream of the seven-time MLA.

    Unnao will move to polls within the fourth section on February 23, and Ayodhya on February 27.

    Madhya Pradesh Leader Minister and BJP chief Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Sunday accused the Samajwadi Celebration of getting a nexus with terrorists and stated it must inform folks about its family members with the daddy of a convict within the Ahmedabad serial bomb blasts case.

    Chouhan used to be addressing an election rally in Rampur Karkhana’s Bairiyapur in Deoria district, the place polling will likely be hung on March 3.

    “(SP president) Akhilesh Yadav wishes to respond to what’s the SP’s family members with the daddy of terrorist and 2008 Ahmedabad bomb blasts convict Mohd Saif. Akhilesh must resolution whether or not a terrorist’s father is an SP chief or now not? He wishes to respond to why his birthday party is located having ties with mafia, rioters and terrorists. Why there have been riots in Uttar Pradesh all the way through his regime,” he instructed the rally.

    He accused the SP of getting a nexus with terrorists.

    Hailing Uttar Pradesh Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath, Chouhan stated he is named “baba” and defined what it stands for.

    “B stands for courageous and CM Yogi Adityanath destroyed the mafia within the state. A stands for energetic and our Yogiji is at all times energetic and works for the advance of UP. B stands for good and CM Yogi brilliantly bulldozes wrongdoers. A stands for attentive and CM Yogi is at all times aware of the security and safety for the state,” he stated.

    He additionally stated that underneath the BJP governments within the state and on the Centre, the financial system of Uttar Pradesh reached the second one place within the nation.

    “The financial system of the state climbed to 2nd place within the nation from 7th in 2013,” he stated.

  • UP polls: At Akhilesh’s house turf of Karhal, BJP pins hope on non-Yadav OBC, higher caste electorate

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    KARHAL (Mainpuri): Victory of Samajwadi Celebration leader Akhilesh Yadav in his debut struggle from Karhal in Mainpuri appears to be like positive. Along with his local village Saifai simply 4 km away, that is his house turf in the real sense. However the BJP has moved strategically to make it greater than a combat by means of fielding Union minister of state for regulation and order and celebration’s Agra MP SP Singh Baghel. The meeting phase will pass to the polls within the 3rd segment on February 20.

    ‘Netaji’ (Mulayam) has studied at Jain Inter School of Karhal and later taught right here in short as an assistant instructor in 1963. After his first victory in meeting election from adjacent Jaswantnagar in Etawah district in 1967, Mulayam’s exhausting paintings transformed Etawah and Mainpuri into his circle of relatives bastions. Lately, Mulayam is MP from Mainpuri.

    Positioned alongside the Lucknow-Agra Freeway, Karhal is a citadel of the Samajwadi Celebration which has gained the seat 5 occasions all the way through the remaining six meeting elections since 1993, apart from in 2002, when the BJP bagged it. The seat returned to SP in 2007 and is held by means of Sobaran Singh Yadav recently.

    The primary roundabout at Karhal-Ghiror street is bustling with task within the forenoon. Bharti Yadav has simply opened her tailoring store the place she additionally provides the parlour products and services to native womenfolk. Akhilesh Yadav is the herbal selection for Bharti. “Bhaiyya will likely be elected from right here,” says Bharti with out an iota of doubt. When requested the explanation, she says: “It’s higher than the prince turns into the king and now not somebody else. Even though Bhaiyya (learn Akhilesh Yadav) doesn’t do the rest, we will be able to elect him.” Bharti’s conviction spells out the sentiment of many
    in constituency mendacity within the center of Yadav land.

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    Karhal is among the 4 meeting segments within the Mainpuri district. The opposite 3 are Manipuri, Bhogaon, and Kishni. Although the SP had gained Karhal seat in 2017 along side Mainpuri and Kishni, BJP walked away with Bhogaon. SP’s efficiency in earlier meeting elections have been the worst within the fresh previous and the saffron brigade succeeded in making primary inroads into Yadav land by means of bagging 22 of 28 meeting segments throughout Etawah, Mainpuri, Firozabad, Auraiyya, Kasganj, Farrukhabad, Etah, and Kannauj.

    Citizens of Karhal, particularly, the ones coming from non-Yadav OBC and higher castes appear divided over their priorities and personal tastes. Whilst Yadavs and Muslims stand strongly in the back of Akhilesh, the average chorus towards SP at the flooring is ready its deficient document on regulation and order and inefficient implementation of presidency schemes. A lot of them need Akhilesh to win from Karhal however need Yogi to shape the federal government within the state.

    Relating to the BJP’s OBC vote-base, stray livestock, unemployment, and inflation have aggrieved electorate, however they’re nonetheless keen to put their bets at the celebration.

    Communicate to a cross-section of electorate and a blended bag of reviews opens up. “It’s going to now not be simple right here to get an excellent thought of the heart beat of the bottom as there’s a large group of silent electorate now not handiest in Karhal but in addition in adjacent seats in adjacent districts,” says Vishal Pandey dealing within the business of seeds and fertilizers. Pandey claims that folks, apart from the Yadav group, won’t ever spell out their selection. “Many assists in keeping the playing cards with regards to their chest to flee intimidation later as they’ve to reside right here some of the dominant Yadavs. They forged
    their vote silently,” he provides whilst being supported by means of Sushil Kumar Gupta, the meals grain dealer having a store at Ghiror roundabout.

    “For this reason that during earlier meeting elections, BJP candidate Rama Shakya were given over 65,000 votes with out a lot ado. She used to be silent and so used to be the voter. Then again, SP’s Sobaran Singh Yadav gained the seat by means of a margin of 38,000. Other people worry intimidation by means of the bulk group right here,” says Gupta displaying his political prowess.

    As one proceeds in opposition to the agricultural wallet, a refined thought {that a} journalist is round making a meeting of villagers at Kanchapura, making a song the people songs watching for ‘Holi’, wary. Because the interplay takes to the air, Prabal Pratap Singh Yadav aka Tillu Yadav, in his overdue 20s, jumps out claiming that now not handiest Karhal, Kishni, Mainpuri and Bhogaon, however all of the Yadav belt or even the state is about to witness the go back of Akhilesh Yadav as subsequent CM. Tillu, a farmer by means of occupation, is joined by means of others of his ilk in Kanchanpura village of Yadavs.

    “Now we have round 2300 votes right here and can make sure that SP Singh Baghel, the outsider, fails to avoid wasting his deposit. Baghel ki jamanat jabt ho jayegi (Baghel will lose his deposit),” says Satyadev Yadav voicing the unflinching toughen to Akhilesh. “We don’t must have a subject to toughen Akhilesh, alternatively, when you question me, unemployment, worth upward thrust, loss of construction, closed colleges, COVID mismanagement are sufficient causes to ship ‘Babaji’ again to Gorakhpur,” says Dharmendra Yadav.

    ALSO READ | UP polls: Alleged Samajwadi Celebration goons assault Union Minister’s convoy in Karhal

    Whilst the SP is sitting assured in regards to the toughen of Yadavs, Muslims, and chunks of different castes, BJP is pinning hopes at the toughen of non-Yadav OBCs and higher castes in Karhal which has 1.25 lakh of Yadavs and 18,000 Muslims. Non-Yadav castes come with 35,000 shakyas, 30,000 Baghel, 30,000 Thakurs and 22,000 Dalits.

    Going past the loyalty quotient in opposition to the Yadav extended family, regulation, order, advantages of Pradhan Mantri Gareeb Vikas Yojna, executive housing schemes, bogs, appear to have traction at the flooring. “The security and safety of our girls can stay us tension-free and bring to mind doing the rest in lifestyles. The present executive has equipped this self assurance. Now the concern of shedding circle of relatives’s honour is not more there,” says Vinay Tiwari of Nagla Pat village.

    Going additional deep into the agricultural spaces of Karhal, one unearths a gaggle of potato growers harvesting their crop. They hail the existing regulation and order scenario however be afflicted by stray livestock threat. “Now we live in peace differently within the earlier dispensation, it used to be now not secure to go away the potato sacs within the fields. Now our circle of relatives is secure and so is our cash. Loot and extortion are a question of the previous. Stray livestock are the one factor. Yogi executive wishes to deal with it quickly,” says Awadhesh Mishra of Nagla Pool village. The potato growers of this and
    adjoin villages are promoting their produce immediately within the markets of Noida, Nagpur, and Hyderabad.

    In a similar way, the villages of non-Yadav OBCs together with Shakyas, Prajapatis, Baghels, Buddies, Sainis have it sounds as if made their determination. Saugar Singh and Satyawati, a Shakya couple of Naglapur village declare that they might come to a decision whom to vote at the day of balloting. They’re content material with the regulation and order and safety in their daughters within the provide dispensation however miffed over the threat of stray livestock. “However we’ve by no means voted for SP and we will be able to now not accomplish that this time as neatly,” says Saugar Singh Shakya.

    The villages ruled by means of scheduled castes together with Jatavs are nonetheless dedicated to Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP). In Nagla Dhani village, Sarvesh Kumar, 35, MA in English and engaged in poultry farming, pop out overtly in toughen of ‘Behenji’, Mayawati. Vocal in regards to the problems with worth upward thrust and unemployment, Sarvesh says Jatavs gained’t let the BSP candidate down. “We will be able to make sure that BSP candidate Kuldeep Narain is in a position to no less than protected his deposit even though no person from BSP has contacted us to this point,” he says.

    However Mahipal, of the Jatav group, says he’ll vote for BJP as “he’s getting loose ration for such a lot of days”.

  • UP polls: Large seizure of money no problem, Kannauj seeks higher civic facilities, paintings alternatives

    By means of PTI

    KANNAUJ: Restoration of the mountain of money in raids at a fragrance dealer’s premises right here may have prompted political bashing a number of the rival events, however the other people of ‘Itra nagri’ imagine it a non-issue within the elections and as an alternative search higher civic amenities and extra steps for industry promotion.

    Regarded as a bastion of Mulayam Singh Yadav, the BJP is attempting to make an inroad right here via fielding policeman-turned flesh presser Asim Arun from Kannauj Sadar seat.

    In December remaining yr, the seizure of over Rs 177 crore in money, 25 kg of gold and 250 kg of silver from the place of abode and manufacturing unit of a fragrance dealer Piyush Jain via the Directorate Normal of GST Intelligence (DGGI) had began a political blame recreation a number of the BJP and the Samajwadi Birthday celebration.

    Kannauj Sadar meeting phase has now not best remained devoted to the SP right through however had even buked ‘Modi wave’ within the 2017 meeting polls.

    Where had now not best elected Mulayam Singh Yadav within the 1999 Lok Sabha election however the political careers of Akhilesh Yadav and his spouse Dimple Yadav had additionally began from right here.

    Former Kanpur Police Commissioner Asim Arun, a neighborhood, took VRS and plunged into electoral politics to problem Anil Dohre, a three-time SP MLA, who’s within the fray as soon as once more.

    Despite the fact that the Kannauj district used to be shaped below Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration in 1997, out of Farrukhabad district, Mayawati’s birthday celebration hasn’t ever received from the seat which has elected the SP applicants right through.

    Congress has fielded Vineeta Devi this time and BSP has nominated Samarjit Singh Dohre at the seat reserved for scheduled castes.

    It’ll pass to vote within the 3rd segment on February 20.

    Within the remaining election, BJP’s Banwari Lal Dohre had given a just right battle to Anil Dohre, however the SP had received via a narrow margin of 2454 votes.

    Curiously, the Kannauj Sadar seat is ruled via Dohre citizens (Dalits) and the BSP has additionally given the price tag to Samarjit Singh Dohre.

    Asim Arun additionally hails from the similar caste making it a competition between 3 applicants of the similar caste.

    Anil Dohre too has an extended political legacy.

    He’s an outdated socialist.

    His father Bihari Lal Dohre had additionally received from this seat and his spouse Sunita Dohre has been chairperson of Zila Panchayat.

    On a marketing campaign path in Sengaranpurwa village, Asim Arun informed PTI, “Khairpur village of Kannauj is our ancestral village and my father, former DGP Shriram Arun used to be very a lot hooked up to it and used to return right here once or more a month.”

    Arun senior had opened a college and solved the issue of farmers associated with irrigation.

    “Now we have an outdated dating with Kannauj and the folk right here imagine me as their son. Then the Yogi Adityanath executive has completed such a lot paintings that this time best BJP will win,” Arun claimed.

    “On profitable the election, a distinct coaching centre to get the early life from the realm decided on within the army and safety forces shall be opened.

    With the exception of this, a concrete motion plan for potato investors and urban paintings to take the fragrance trade to new heights shall be taken up,” he mentioned, unveiling his imaginative and prescient for the constituency.

    The SP nominee says, Akhilesh Yadav had began development paintings of Fragrance Park, potato mandi, most cancers health center, cardiology centre for the remedy of center sufferers, trauma centre and many others.

    Paintings used to be additionally began on any other tasks however the provide BJP executive didn’t display passion in finishing any paintings as a result of of their view this can be a stronghold of the SP, Dohre alleged.

    BSP candidate Samarjit Singh Dohre, then again, feels that this time the folk right here have made up our minds to vote for the birthday celebration to make Mayawati leader minister since the SP has now not completed any construction paintings on this space.

    Congress nominee Vinita Devi says if she wins, she is going to paintings for girls protection and construction.

    In step with Anuj Mishra, a outstanding businessman and president of Kannauj’s Brahmin Sabha, “The restoration of cash from Piyush Jain’s position isn’t an election problem right here.”

    “He used to be now not a member of any birthday celebration, he used to be only a businessman. This time schooling, employment, roads and water are giant problems. We can vote on those problems. All we wish is the advance of the area.”

    Fragrance dealer Ashu Dubey says, “You communicate in regards to the restoration of cash from a fragrance dealer, however this isn’t a topic. We the folk concerned within the fragrance industry need that flower farmer to get right kind amenities in order that they are able to develop a just right crop of plants and we will be able to get plants right here on the native stage for our fragrance industry.”

    Anurag Maurya, every other dealer promoting seeds and agricultural items, says political events forget about investors.

    “Industry is getting ruined because of Corona. No chief is able to talk in this.”

    Retired executive worker Naeem Khan says the Akhilesh executive had constructed many hospitals and many others., for the remedy of other people, however trauma and cardiology centres and many others., are nonetheless incomplete as a result of which individuals must shuttle 85 km to Kanpur for remedy.

    A town early life, Deepak Kesari, raises the query of employment and stresses it will have to be the dominant ballot problem.

  • UP polls: Alleged Samajwadi Birthday party goons assault Union Minister’s convoy in Karhal

    Via PTI

    LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Deputy Leader Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Tuesday alleged that Union Minister S P Singh Baghel’s convoy used to be “attacked through Samajwadi Birthday party goons” in Mainpuri district’s Karhal the place he’s contesting in opposition to Akhilesh Yadav.

    He claimed that with this “assault” at the Union minister, who could also be the BJP’s candidate from Karhal Meeting phase, the Samajwadi Birthday party leader has “ensured his defeat” in ballot.

    Consistent with Mainpuri police, some locals attacked Baghel’s convoy with stones and sticks when it used to be passing Atikullaha village.

    “The circle officer of Karhal is at the spot and an FIR is being lodged in line with a grievance. The minister is protected and the law-and-order scenario is standard,” it mentioned.

    In a tweet in Hindi, Maurya mentioned the “assault” at the convoy of Union Minister S P Singh Baghel “through Samajwadi Birthday party goons” has proven the “actual persona of the birthday party”.

    “The day past, BJP MP Geeta Shakya used to be additionally attacked. Strict motion will likely be taken in opposition to the culprits of each the incidents,” he mentioned.

    Maurya alleged that Akhilesh Yadav were given Baghel and different BJP leaders attacked through “his puppy goons” out of the concern of being defeated in his stronghold Karhal.

    “With the assault, you have got ensured your defeat. Is that this the brand new Samajwadi Birthday party? Will you get the ones contesting in opposition to you attacked?” he posed in some other tweet.

    BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh additionally slammed the Samajwadi Birthday party.

    “The assault on BJP candidate Baghel Ji presentations that Akhilesh (Yadav) goes to style defeat. The victory in elections is ensured because of blessings of the folk and now not through the phobia of goons,” Singh tweeted.

    Karhal will pass to the polls within the 3rd section on February 20.

  • Samajawadi Celebration synonymous with ‘corruption, fee and crime’: Nadda

    Samajwadi Celebration leader Akhilesh Yadav is making lofty guarantees to farmers in this day and age, however he had achieved not anything for them when in energy, the BJP president charged.

  • Sonia Gandhi now not amongst Congress famous person campaigners for UP 6th section polls

    By means of PTI

    NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi does now not determine some of the birthday celebration’s famous person campaigners for the 6th section of meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh on March 3.

    Former Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, All India Congress Committee (AICC) normal secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and leader ministers of Congress-ruled states of Rajasthan, Punjab and Chhattisgarh are amongst the ones named through the birthday celebration as its famous person campaigners in Uttar Pradesh.

    Sonia Gandhi has now not to this point campaigned on this election season although she figures some of the famous person campaigners of the birthday celebration in some states.

    She used to be now not some of the famous person campaigners for the meeting section that incorporates constituencies falling beneath her Lok Sabha seat of Rae Bareli.

    Within the listing of 30 famous person campaigners despatched through the birthday celebration to the Election Fee, the Congress has named Uttar Pradesh birthday celebration leader Ajay Kumar Lallu and Congress Legislature Birthday party (CLP) chief Aradhna Misra ‘Mona’, but even so Uttarakhand former leader minister Harish Rawat and Madhya Pradesh former leader minister Kamal Nath.

    Amongst others named through the birthday celebration as its famous person campaigners come with former deputy leader minister of Rajasthan Sachin Pilot, who rebelled in opposition to its personal executive within the state in 2020, but even so birthday celebration MP Deepinder Singh Hooda, former MPs Salman Khurshid and Pramod Tiwari.

    The 6th section of meeting polls comprises the districts of Ambedkar Nagar, Balrampur, Siddharthnagar, Basti, Sant Kabir Nagar, Gorakhpur, Maharajganj, Kushinagar, Deoria and Balia.

    In the meantime, Congress chief Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday held ballot campaigns for birthday celebration applicants within the Bundelkhand area of Uttar Pradesh the place meeting election is due on February 20.

    The Congress normal secretary and birthday celebration affairs in-charge within the state sat atop an SUV as she held door-to-door campaigns in Orai and Kalpi of Jalaun district.

    Flanked through birthday celebration staff and supporters, Gandhi additionally visited Maudaha in Hamirpur district for the ballot marketing campaign the place she made fervent pitches for Congress applicants.

    Purported visuals from the rally confirmed when the Congress chief used to be passing in the course of the Maudaha marketplace, she noticed a tender lady within the crowd who used to be cheering for her.

    She then known as the lady to her automotive.

    Gandhi tied what birthday celebration staff stated used to be the ‘Ladki hoon lad sakti hoon’ band at the lady’s wrist prior to her convoy moved forward as soon as once more.

    Priyanka Gandhi, who arrived in Hamirpur’s Maudaha for a door-to-door public family members marketing campaign, appealed to the folks to vote in favour of Congress candidate Rajkumari Chandel, whilst in Kalpi she sought votes for Umakanti Singh.

    UP Congress Committee spokesperson Krishankant Pandey stated his birthday celebration used to be enthused with the electorate’ reaction within the first and 2d section of meeting polls and claimed it used to be forward of the opponents within the state.

    “Priyanka Gandhi has pledged for the total construction and prosperity of the folks of Uttar Pradesh with the promise letter, ‘shakti vidhan’ for ladies, ‘bharti vidhan’ for formative years, and ‘unnati vidhan’ for all sections,” he stated.

    “With the general public welfare guarantees, individuals are additionally reposing their religion within the Congress. The sure impact of this has been noticed within the first two stages and Congress will indisputably shape executive within the state,” he claimed.

    Hamirpur and Jalaun within the Bundelkhand area will move to polls on February 20 all the way through the 3rd section of meeting elections within the state.

    The elections to the 403 meeting seats in Uttar Pradesh are being held in seven stages and votes might be counted on March 10.

  • UP polls: 55 seats throughout 9 districts to vote in Segment II on Monday

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    LUCKNOW: With a powerful narrative constructed across the problems starting from farmers, agriculture, caste, communal polarization and Covid, the degree is now set for segment II polling to 55 meeting constituencies unfold throughout 9 districts within the western and Rohilkhand area of Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

    Whilst marketing campaign for 2d segment of 7-phased state meeting election ended on Saturday night, the polling will get started at 7 am in consonance with the ECI pointers to verify Covid-free polls. The balloting will finish at 6 pm.

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    As many as 586 applicants are within the fray in the second one segment which has round 2 crore citizens on this segment.  In 2017, the BJP had gained 38 of 55 seats going to the polls in the second one segment. Samajwadi Birthday party had carried out higher on this segment as in comparison to the primary segment in 2017. SP had were given 15 of the 55 seats. Whilst BSP had didn’t open its account in the second one segment in 2017, Congress had gained two seats.

    Of 55 seats going to polls on Monday, seven are reserved. 4 of Yogi ministers together with senior BJP chief and UP finance minister Suresh Khanna from Shahjahanpur, Gulabo Devi from Chanduasi in Sambhal, Baldev Singh Aulakh from Billaspur seat in Rampur, and Mahesh Chandra Gupta from Badaun City are checking out the ballot waters.

    Any other fight to be watched for could be in Rampur the place SP stalwart and celebration MP Azam Khan’s destiny can be at stake in the second one segment. Azam Khan is lodged in Sitapur district prison since February 2020 in reference to collection of legal and civil instances. BJP has fielded Akash Saxena towards Azam. Saxena has been in the back of accommodation such a lot of proceedings of land grabbing and unlawful acquisition of land for Jauhar College towards Azam.

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    The districts, going to polls on Monday, have a good bite of the Muslim inhabitants. Moradabad and Rampur have round 50 according to cent of the Muslim inhabitants able to having a certain sway over the seats going to polls in the second one segment in each districts.

    The districts going to polls in the second one segment include of Saharanpur, Bijonre, Moradabad, Sambhal, Amroha, Bareilly, Badaun, Shajahanpur and Rampur. Quite a lot of turncoats together with former Yogi minister Dharam Singh Saini, former AYUSH minister, is contesting from his conventional Nakur seat on SP price ticket.

    Saini had abandoned the BJP in conjunction with Swami Prasad Maurya in mid-January and had joined the Samajwadi Birthday party. Additionally, any other outstanding turncoat is Naresh Saini, the sitting Congress MLA from Behut in Saharanpur. Naresh Saini is in fray from Behut however as a BJP candidate this time. Tilhar in Shahjahanpur is any other seat the place BJP turncoat Roshan Lal Verma is pitched because the SP candidate this time.

  • Make a choice executive with warning as you do whilst solving marriage: Nadda tells UP electorate

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    BISWAN: As Uttar Pradesh voted for the primary segment of the meeting polls, BJP president J P Nadda on Thursday stated electorate will have to make a selection a central authority in accordance with previous performances moderately than guarantees, simply as marriages are fastened after making an intensive enquiry.

    Addressing a rally within the Biswan house of Sitapur district, Nadda claimed that the BJP is the one nationwide celebration left within the nation, whilst the others had been diminished to a circle of relatives or a area.

    “Electorate will have to no longer pass judgement on political events through what they promise however moderately through what they have got performed up to now.”

    “While you cross to mend a wedding, you do it after enquiring the whole lot. So if you find yourself deciding on a central authority for 5 years, you should in finding out concerning the celebration this is coming to energy,” Nadda stated.

    Taking a swipe at political competitors, he stated, “Inform me whether or not the Nationwide Convention and the PDP are events of households or no longer? In Haryana, is not the Lok Dal a celebration of a circle of relatives? In Uttar Pradesh, is not the Samajwadi Birthday celebration of 1 circle of relatives?” “Is not the RJD in Bihar a celebration of a circle of relatives? In West Bengal, the celebration of Mamata (Banerjee) belongs to a circle of relatives, is it no longer,” he additional requested.

    Nadda then went on to call the Biju Janata Dal in Odisha, the TDP and the YSR Congress in Andhra Pradesh, KCR’s celebration in Telangana, the DMK in Tamil Nadu, but even so the Shiv Sena and the NCP in Maharashtra.

    The India Nationwide Congress has been confined to a couple states, he added.

    “It’s not a countrywide celebration. It has grow to be the celebration of brother and sister,” Nadda stated in a jibe on the celebration.

    Whilst different political events search votes at the foundation of caste and area, BJP is the one celebration that talks of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishwas”, he stated.

    “We by no means requested for any person’s caste prior to opening their Jan Dhan accounts or offering loose fuel cylinders underneath the Ujjawala scheme. We have now additionally constructed homes and supplied possession of those space to ladies. We have now performed ladies empowerment through doing so,” Nadda stated.

    He stated the BJP has arrange two All India Institutes of Scientific Research in Uttar Pradesh.

    But even so, Uttar Pradesh is the one state with 5 world airports, he stated, including that the celebration should be elected to energy once more to make sure this developmental paintings continues.

    “We have now additionally asserted that we will be able to stay the state freed from riots, terrorists and people who improve them,” he stated, relating to the saffron celebration’s manifesto for the state.

    Anti-terrorist coaching centres are being built in Deoband, Meerut, Kanpur, Azamgarh and Bahraich to make sure that other people reside in a terror-free surroundings, the BJP leader added.

    He stated loads of riots took place underneath the Samajwadi Birthday celebration executive however none came about within the final 5 years underneath the management of Yogi Adityanath with blessings of Narendra Modi.

    Speaking concerning the Muzaffarnagar riots, Nadda stated 93 other people have been killed in it, and the court docket had stated that the legislation and order had failed to forestall it.

    “Akhilesh Yadav known as the primary accused of the ones riots and attempted to avoid wasting them at the route of Azam Khan,” he alleged.

    Hitting out at Yadav, Nadda stated as leader minister, he had taken again circumstances towards the accused for the bomb blasts in Gorakhpur.

    In every other incident, a CRPF camp in Rampur was once attacked during which seven infantrymen have been killed.

    Seven other people have been arrested within the case however Akhilesh Yadav attempted to take again the case towards them at the route of the one who is these days preventing the election from prison, Nadda claimed, it seems that relating to Azam Khan.

    “Akhilesh safeguarded terrorists regardless of taking oath of the Charter. The guideline of the SP was once a dismal segment for Uttar Pradesh,” he claimed.

  • New pattern in 2022? Transgender campaigners woo citizens for BJP, SP in UP polls

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    LUCKNOW: Transgender leaders like BJP’s Sonam Kinnar and Samajwadi Birthday celebration’s Payal Kinnar will not be contesting the Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls, however have created a buzz via their electioneering.

    Rooting for his or her events, those leaders are producing passion, no longer simplest of their group, but in addition a number of the not unusual other people as they bring out door-to-door campaigns in every single place the state.

    In keeping with the citizens listing launched via the Election Fee just lately, the selection of 3rd gender citizens stand at 8,853.

    Sonam Kinnar, who used to be on November 17 appointed vice-chairperson of the newly shaped UP Transgender Welfare Board with the standing of minister of state, and Payal Kinnar, who used to be made state president of SP Kinnar Mahasabha, were travelling in numerous districts to garner toughen for his or her events.

    “I’ve already campaigned in Noida, Bahraich and Shravasti amongst different districts and campaigned as in line with the programme given to me via the celebration,” Sonam advised PTI.

    Running to be sure that the BJP bureaucracy a complete majority govt and Yogi Adityanath returns as the executive minister, Sonam says that after that is accomplished, the Kinnar group may even see prosperity and all their issues might be resolved.

    For the Samajwadi Birthday celebration, Payal has campaigned in Varanasi, Kanpur, Gonda, Ghaziabad, Sitapur and Lakhimpur, overlaying nearly 40 districts in recent years, and reveals that there was a perceptible alternate within the angle of people that come over to hear her.

    Payal had contested the 2002 meeting election towards BJP stalwart Lalji Tandon from Lucknow west.

    She claimed, again then too, the reaction used to be excellent.

    Payal, then again, feels that so much must be achieved to make the society delicate against the Kinnar Samaj.

    “Kinnar Samaj continues to be thought to be a taboo, no longer given appreciate or correct remedy.

    I’m campaigning additionally amongst my very own group as we need to eke out a spot in all of the society and no longer simply a number of the kinnars.

    “I believe I’ve the duty to finish flawed belief about our samaj amongst not unusual other people, and this is a chance to make some headway on this route,” Payal stated.

    Regardless that each the leaders at the side of their supporters are right now restricted to campaigning simplest, Sonam stated, “If the celebration offers me a price tag, I can contest however I’ve no longer demanded a price tag. I’m a member of the BJP and am running for it.”

    Then again, Payal stated,” I wouldn’t have any need to contest, although ‘bhaiya’ (SP president Akhilesh Yadav) had requested me to however I are not looking for it. I need to serve Bhaiya for 5 years when the federal government is shaped. No longer just for kinnars but in addition serve all of the society and simplest after that I can consider contesting.”

    Apparently, each aren’t conscious about the power in their group, with Sonam stressing that “the survey of kinnar samaj in UP has no longer been achieved but.”

    “I had written a letter to the important secretary of the Social Welfare division for it however the type code of habits got here into impact and it would no longer be undertaken,” Sonam stated.

    Each the leaders stated they’re conscious that nowhere within the state, their presence is so massive that they are able to have an affect on elections, however felt that since they’re the most important a part of society, their presence within the election procedure must even be noticed they usually must be taken critically.

    “No person offers significance to the kinnar samaj. In UP, only a few kinnars have were given voter I-cards. No person can finance us, we can not get a area via getting it financed,” Payal stated, including that there is not any facility for them.

    “I had met Akhilesh Bhaiya and advised him about all this and he has confident that once formation of presidency , our issues might be resolved on the earliest,” Payal stated, including that she has were given trangenders of 40 districts related to the SP and they’re all campaigning of their respective spaces following the type code of habits and Covid protocol.

  • UP Polls: Value upward push, unemployment pinches citizens in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh

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    AGRA/MUZAFFARNAGAR/MEERUT: Rabia Biwi, a day-to-day salary labourer, from Sanjhak village in Muzaffarnagar is all reward for the loose ration equipped two times a month through the Yogi govt all the way through Covid-19 however in the similar breath level against cooking range and cylinder, she were given below Ujjwala scheme however may no longer replenish even as soon as due sharp upward push in costs.

    Rabia, who comes from a backward Ansari neighborhood below Purqazi constituency, earns Rs 300 on a daily basis through operating within the brick kiln trade or on the building website online, says the cylinder has been mendacity as a showpiece in her space for a number of months.

    A number of folks around the area, having various assets of source of revenue, point out close to zero-subsidy on fuel cylinders and the way the fee has greater from Rs 450 to Rs 1000 in step with cylinder throughout the previous a number of months.

    “I take advantage of chulha for cooking at house and the cylinder is for emergency functions. How are we able to find the money for it amidst the emerging costs of all necessities – cooking oil, pulses, rice, and wheat,” says Rajshriya Prajapati, 65, a vegetable dealer.      

    There’s no doubt that almost all of folks within the area discuss smartly in regards to the loose ration scheme and the way it helped them live to tell the tale all the way through the lockdown however emerging costs are taking a heavy toll on them. The federal government has prolonged the ration scheme until March this 12 months and there looms an apprehension of operating a kitchen with reduced earning.  

    Whilst there may be a large number of complaint about efforts through the BJP govt to polarize the state in communal stances however around the communities, many settle for that the existing dispensation has succeeded in checking crime in West UP, which is infamous for legal actions.

    With the primary section of polling Thursday, girls citizens are anticipated to play crucial think about govt formation and loose ration and legislation and order is one this is on their minds. There are a complete of 15 crore citizens in Uttar Pradesh, of which 6.98 crore are women they usually outnumbered males at polling cubicles in 2012 and 2017 within the state.

    UNEMPLOYMENT

    Robin Chitwal, a MA (ultimate 12 months) pupil at Agra College says that he has been looking ahead to recruitment to start out however it’s unending. He mentions that his two elder brothers are actually over age to use for some positions and are sitting idle at house.

    “My father is a nervous guy as a result of all 3 sons who he skilled together with his meager source of revenue are jobless. I’ve crammed out some paperwork however there is not any details about when the recruitment procedure will get started. Consecutive governments have failed to deal with it,” stated Chitwal, as he flashes his telephone to turn his admit card for the Railways Non-Technical Widespread Classes examination, which noticed protests over irregularities.

    Youths from the Muslim neighborhood additionally communicate in regards to the loss of jobs however additionally they point out the discrimination they’ve to go through all the way through any recruitment. “Every so often, they (recruitment businesses) simply take a look at our names and come to a decision to not even procedure our software shape. We need to no longer simply get ready for checks but in addition combat out discrimination,” stated Atif Mohamed, 21, a first-time voter within the Sardhana constituency of Meerut.