‘He grew to become CM due to father’s grace’: SP ally Om Prakash Rajbhar takes potshots at Akhilesh

By PTI

BALLIA: Samajwadi Party ally Om Prakash Rajbhar focused SP president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday, saying he had grow to be the chief minister solely by the grace of his father and that his get together had not gained any election underneath his management since 2014.

The Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president additionally took swipes at Yadav over the SP’s defeat within the latest Lok Sabha bypolls in Azamgarh and Rampur.

On Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s declare that the BJP was going to win all of the 80 seats within the subsequent Lok Sabha polls, Rajbhar stated it may very well be doable if the opposition doesn’t stay united.

“What kind of a contest can you expect from a party whose leader does not take part in the election campaign?” Rajbhar quipped, taking an obvious dig at Akhilesh, who didn’t marketing campaign both in Azamgarh, the seat he had vacated, or Rampur vacated by Azam Khan.

When requested about his latest remarks that Akhilesh was doing politics from an air-conditioned room, Rajbhar instructed reporters, “He became the chief minister not on his own but by the grace of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav.”

Known for making hard-hitting feedback, Rajbhar additional stated, “Akhilesh Yadav should tell what work he has done so far on the ground. In how many villages he has held the meeting so far. Mulayam Singh Yadav and Shiv Pal Singh Yadav were aware of the situation on the ground.”

“The 2012 assembly elections were held under the leadership of Mulayam Singh Yadav. In all the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections held in the leadership of Akhilesh Yadav, be it in 2014, 2017, 2019 and 2022, he has lost,” Rajbhar added.

The SP confronted a defeat within the Legislative Council polls too.

“Akhilesh himself should clarify that so far he has not won a single election,” Rajbhar stated, including “Mulayam Singh Yadav is the leader of the masses. Akhilesh Yadav has got politics from his father in legacy.”

After protracted household feud, Akhilesh took over the reins of the SP in 2016.

An influential OBC chief, Rajbhar’s get together gained six seats within the latest state polls as a constituent of the SP-led opposition coalition.

To a query over the SP’s efficiency within the latest Lok Sabha by-elections, the SBSP chief stated the Akhilesh Yadav-led get together itself invited hassle.

“No one can win the election by declaring the candidate on the last day of nomination after the bugle of the election is sounded,” he stated.

Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali, the BSP nominee in Azamgarh bypoll, bagged over 2.5 lakh votes and induced a dent within the SP vote share, paving manner for the victory of BJP’s Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’.

Speaking concerning the 2024 subsequent common elections, with out naming the BJP, Rajbhar stated those that needed to kind the federal government have been working in the direction of it.

On Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s declare of successful 80 seats within the state the 2024 polls, the SBSP chief stated if the angle of the leaders of opposition events doesn’t change, the BJP could win the anticipated variety of seats.

If Mayawati and Akhilesh struggle individually, the BJP can win 80 seats, he added.

All opposition events, together with Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav, ought to be united in opposition to the BJP in Uttar Pradesh to guard the Constitution and reservation, and within the curiosity of the backward courses and Dalits, the SBSP chief pressured.

In response to a query concerning the distribution of seats for the Parliamentary polls, Rajbhar stated the SP ought to contest from 60 seats and provides the remaining 20 to its allies.

He expressed confidence that the SBSP shall be given 5 seats within the opposition grouping.