In the absence of the SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav who was supposed to be the chief guest to mark the birth anniversary of Parashuram, the Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav tried to rope in Brahmins by praising their contribution to the betterment of the society along with the political potential to tilt the balance of power in favour of any particular party during the election.
He also assured that the false cases registered against Brahmins and upper castes during the previous BSP regime will be withdrawn.
The Chief Minister Akhilesh yadav was addressing a gathering, predominantly of the Brahmins on the occasion of Parashuram Jayanti at the state party headquarters on Sunday. " Any party which will garner the support of Brahmins will get the power". he said. The Chief Minister said that the SP government would ensure that the honour of the Brahmin community is maintained and would take every possible steps for its progress and prosperity.
Yadav also assured Sanskrit teachers that their problems would be solved within a month. He said that nurturing and preserving Sanskrit meant the saving of Indian culture.Attacking the BSP he said that during 2012 Assembly polls, the party used to create confusion among the people but failed in its attempt and the Samajwadi Party got majority and called upon youths to repeat the performance in the next lok Sabha polls due in 2014.
Earlier PWD Minister Shivpal Yadav and legislative Assembly Speaker Mata Prasad Pandey, SP national general secretary Aashok Bajpai, ministers of state Manoj Pandey, Tej Narayan Pandey, Abhishek Mishra and several spiritual leaders across the state also addressed the gathering.