Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav claimed that as the Assembly elections were inching towards the final phase, the desperation of BJP leaders seem to be throwing in the towel. Yadav addressed seven election meetings in Deoria and Mau on Wednesday.
“In the beginning of the poll campaign, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not so critical of the Samajwadi Party. But as the election progressed, the discomfort of the BJP has been growing. Earlier the PM claimed of a clear majority for the BJP. Now he has changed his stance and is talking of a coalition Government,” said Yadav.
“Modiji says we have allowed the Congress to sit in our lap. But, his lap is comparatively bigger, hence, he has been able to give sitting space to a number of coalition partners,” the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said at an election rally here.
He also sought the performance report of the BJP-led central Government for the past 3 years. “You seek our five years’ performance report, you should tell us what you have done in the last three years,” he said.
“The Prime Minister has stepped up the attack on Samajwadi Party while BJP leaders were making personal attacks on him. Baba of Gorakhpur (Yogi Adityanath) made personal comments about my parents. This is a manifestation of frustration of the BJP and also irrefutable evidence that they have conceded defeat,” said Akhilesh in Deoria.
Urging voters to cast their votes in favour of the SP, Akhilesh said, “You have already stood in queues to deposit your money. Now, time has again come to stand in queues and vote out the BJP. We have heard his (Modi’s) mann ki baat for a long time.”