Dropping a bomb shell BJP state president laxmikant Bajpai claimed that over 70 Samajwadi Party legislators were in touch with them but refused to topple Akhilesh Yadav Government by unconstitutional way.
“Some of the SP legislators have even written their resignation letters but BJP is not ready to bring down the government at this point of time,” Bajpai told reporters in Amethi on Sunday. “BJP will not do anything which could be termed as illegal and party could be blamed for the fall of the UP government. We will reveal the names of these legislators at the right time,’ he said and added: “We bring down the government or not, this SP government will fall because
of its internal contradictions before 2017.”
To a query on the corruption of UP mining minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, BJP state president said that the minister will have to go
to jail for his corrupt practices. “There are many Prajapatis in this government who are making money illegally. Who is Yadav SinghIJ Why
Chief Minister is trying to protect him,” he asked. He said that this Government has failed on all counts. The law and
order situation is very bad and development in the state has come to a
naught.
Union minister of state Ramashanker Kateharia too said that UP Government has failed to deliver result. He said the people of the state are eager to get relieve from this SP government.
Meanwhile, BJP has initiated an exercise to strengthen its base in Amethi, the parliamentary constituency of Congress Vice-president Rahul Gandhi when the party has started roping leaders from other political faction.
After Anant Shekhar Singh, son of Congress Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh joined party last sunday, another senior leader of the ruling Samajwadi Party Rajesh Agarhari today joined the BJP at a function here.
Agarhari along with hundred of traders joined the party in presence of U Ramashanker Ketheria and laxmikant Bajpai. The new entrant was the General secretary of Samajwadi Party Vypar Sabha and was close to UP mining minister Gayatri Prajapati, who is the local MlA.
Union HRD minister Smriti Irani and BJP MP who were also slated to be present in the joining function could not attend due to bad weather
and their flights got delayed. Anant Shekhar Singh had joined the party in lucknow on last Sunday and his elder sister had also joined the BJP in California in USA recently. Irani lost to Rahul Gandhi in the lok Sabha elections.