Akhilesh Yadav alleges rigging in UP Legislative Council polls
Lucknow, Apr 12: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday alleged rigging in the UP Legislative Council polls as he accused the ruling BJP of the bid to weaken democratic institutions to retain power.
Yadav also accused the ruling party of promoting an particular caste and bypassing the Dalits and backward classes.
The results of the polls were announced on Tuesday. The Samajwadi Party drew a blank in the polls while the BJP bagged 33 of 36 seats.
"The BJP's arbitrariness and rigging crossed all limits in the Legislative Council polls and history will never forgive it for what it has done to crush democracy," Yadav said in a statement here.
"The BJP has no faith in the Constitution, democracy and the process of fair elections. It is trying to weaken constitutional institutions in order to remain in power by means of money and deceit," he alleged.
Yadav said the BJP accused others of promoting casteism but in the elections 18 of the candidates who emerged victorious come from the caste of CM Yogi Adityanath.
"What kind of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas' is this by bypassing SC/ST and the OBC? Socialists will continue to fight the battle to strengthen social justice through democracy," Yadav said.
The Samajwadi Party had earlier written to the chief election commissioner, alerting him about "conspiracies" of the BJP, saying the ruling party can go to any extent to win the MLC elections.
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Hijab decision taken out of fear of Karnataka Muslim convention, alleges Kumaraswamy
Bengaluru: Union Minister H. D. Kumaraswamy has alleged that the Karnataka government announced its decision on the hijab issue out of fear of the ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ scheduled to be held in Bengaluru on May 16 organized by Federation of Karnataka Muslim Organisations.
Addressing a press conference at the JD(S) state office, GP Bhavan, in Bengaluru on Thursday, Kumaraswamy said he respects all religions and has expressed his views on the issue on several public platforms in the past.
Questioning the timing of the government’s move, he said the Congress has been in power for three years and had taken no decision on the hijab issue during that period.
He alleged that the decision was taken only because the ‘Karnataka Muslim Convention’ is scheduled to be held at Town Hall in Bengaluru on May 16.
“If the government had the courage, it should have taken this decision immediately after coming to power. Why did it remain silent for three years?” he asked.
Kumaraswamy accused the Congress of making the announcement to appease a particular community.
He further said the matter is still pending before the courts and claimed that an interim order relating to the hijab issue remains in force.
According to him, issuing such an order before the legal proceedings are concluded amounts to disrespect towards the judiciary.
Kumaraswamy also alleged that the Congress brought the issue back into focus after the Davanagere by-election results.
