BJP building airports only to sell them off, says Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow, Nov 25: Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said the BJP is laying the foundation stone of Noida International airport while selling other existing airports in the country.
Addressing a rally organised by Janwadi Party (Socialist), an SP ally, near Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport in Lucknow, Akhilesh said "How can the BJP be believed when on one hand it is making new airports, and on the other hand selling the existing ones?"
The Lucknow airport was given on lease to a private company earlier.
The SP chief's comments came on the day when Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone of the Jewar International Airport in Greater Noida.
"One government airport was sold and the other is being made. I fail to understand the reason.
BJP said the poor with slippers will travel in aircraft, the poor should let the BJP know how many of them have travelled in planes, he said.
He said the BJP government is engaged in disposing of airports and asked who is profiting from these airports, when even the Delhi Airport is suffering losses.
He asked what will happen to the rights and honour of the people in a country where public property is sold off.
In a country where things are sold off, government institutions are sold off, what will happen to the rights and honour for which Ambedkar gave us the Constitution, what will happen to the future generations? Who will give them jobs, livelihood and reservation?" said the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister at the Janvadi Jankranti Maharally'.
During his address, he asked the Chauhan community to extend its support to him, saying if it comes along the BJP will suffer a historic defeat in the upcoming elections.
JPS is considered to have an influence over voters of Nonia community, concentrated largely in 15 districts of Purvanchal, including Ghazipur, Chandauli, Azamgarh, Mau and Ballia region.
There are around 1.26 per cent Nonia voters in the state.
JPS president Sanjay Singh Chauhan had contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on an SP ticket against BJP's Mahendra Nath Pandey and had lost by a margin of around 14,000 votes.
Chauhan had bagged more than 4 lakh 96 thousand votes in the Lok Sabha Elections.
Akhilesh also criticized the BJP-ruled UP government for publishing big advertisements but failing to address people's issues.
He attacked the government over its pre-poll promise of doubling farmers' income by 2022, asking whether it has been done. He also asked it whether it was able to provide fertilizers to the farmers and procure their paddy.
He raised the issue of rising prices of fuel across the country to accuse the BJP of prioritizing big industrialists over the common man.
"BJP's wrong policies are responsible for inflation and unemployment, he said.
The future of youth is bleak with no jobs. Their education prospects are ruined because of the BJP's failure to give them good education. Even if somehow they complete their studies, there cannot find jobs," he added.
He gave his assurance to the people that if the SP comes to power, it will give people ummeed se zyada rahat (relief more than the expectations).
He said the SP has brought together various other parties to ensure people's rights are protected.
Besides JSP, SP has brought along SBSP's Om Prakash Rajbhar, Mahan dal, and Krishan Patel of Apna Dal with it.
Criticising the UP Chief Minister, Akhilesh said Yogi Adityanath has not been able to score any big achievements in his tenure except changing names and expropriating previous government's works.
"Ever since the Baba CM' has come, UP has been ruined. Promises made by him are yet to be fulfilled. Has any big work been done? he asked the people.
The only work of this government is to change names, change colours. And they are changing names even now when their government is on its way out. People have decided to change those who are changing names and the new CM will also have a new name," he claimed.
Addressing the farmers' crisis, Akhilesh promised farmers mandis to sell their produce if it comes to power.
He said though the Center has repealed the three contentious farm laws, it is yet to enact law on Minimum Support Price, adding the SP will keep on fighting for the poor till it comes about.
He repeated the allegation that the government repealed the laws because farmers had banned its leaders' entry in their villages voting with their feet.
Accusing the BJP of trying to kill the Ganga-Jamuni (composite) culture, he said the party had nothing but hatred to offer.
No other government had given so many problems to people as has the BJP government, he said.
The leader also raised the demand for a caste-based census in his address.
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Real Madrid fines Valverde and Tchouaméni half a million euros each for altercation
Barcelona (AP): Real Madrid slapped players Federico Valverde and Aurélien Tchouaméni with half-a-million-euro ($588,000) fines on Friday for their altercation during practice.
The massive fines came a day after the midfielders tussled when the team trained. Valverde said in a post on social media on Thursday that no punches were thrown. But Valverde knocked his head on a table and he suffered a small cut that required a brief hospital visit.
On social media, Valverde initially called it a “meaningless fight” with a teammate and said “everything has been blown out of proportion."
His employers, however, considered it a significant enough breach of team discipline to nail both Valverde and Tchouaméni with fines that bite even the bank account of a top soccer player. The half-a-million euro penalties reflect the reputational damage the club was enduring in a chaotic end to a disappointing season.
In a statement, the 15-time European champion said its disciplinary action was concluded after both players expressed to the club “their complete remorse for what happened and apologized to one another.”
Madrid added they also apologized to their teammates, the coaching staff and club supporters, as well as showing their willingness to accept whatever disciplinary action the club deemed “opportune.”
Tchouaméni was back training with Madrid on Friday, two days before they play at Barcelona in a clasico. Madrid has to win otherwise Barcelona will be crowned La Liga champion.
After being notified of the fine, he posted a public apology to the club and its fans on social media.
“What happened this week in training is unacceptable,” Tchouaméni wrote. "I say this while thinking about the example we are expected to set for young people, whether in football or at school.
“Above all, I am sorry for the image we projected of the club.”
Valverde was not at practice due to the head knock.
Both players are set to play in the World Cup next month, with Tchouaméni playing for France and Valverde for Uruguay.
Chaotic end to a poor season
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The run-in between the players, who for seasons have played side by side in Madrid's midfield, came after they argued this week in previous training sessions. But tempers boiled over on Thursday. Spanish media was rife with reports that the players previously disagreed over the club's decision to let coach Xabi Alonso go after just months on the job.
It was not the only altercation involving Madrid players during training this week. Álvaro Carreras confirmed he was in a “minor” incident with a teammate. Spanish media said he and fellow defender Antonio Rüdiger got into a scuffle.
Álvaro Arbeloa, the coach who was promoted from Madrid's reserve team when Alonso was fired in January, will face tough questions on what went wrong inside the changing room when he gives a press conference on Saturday ahead of the clasico at Camp Nou.
Madrid is facing a second consecutive campaign without a major trophy amid rumors in the Spanish media that club president Florentino Pérez is considering bringing back Jose Mourinho to straighten out his underperforming team.
