‘Would’ve supported Akhilesh if he was in PM race’
Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav, the BJP’s candidate against Akhilesh Yadav in Azamgarh, has said he would have supported the Samajwadi Party chief or its patriarch, Mulayam Singh Yadav, if they had been the prime ministerial candidate. In an interview to PTI, Dinesh Lal Yadav, who is popularly known as Nirahua, alleged that Akhilesh Yadav and the SP had created an “anti-national” image of the Yadavs, saying the “blind supporters” should of the party president should understand this.
SP-BSP clashes: Will issue advisory, says yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday said post May 23, he will issue an advisory in view of the Lok Sabha poll results and the possibility of subsequent clashes between the workers of the SP and the BSP. Addressing a poll meeting here, he said, “On May 23, when the election results are declared, ‘bua’ (BSP supremo Mayawati) will say ‘babua’ (SP chief Akhilesh Yadav) is the head of the goons and ‘babua’ will say ‘bua’ is the epitome of corruption. This is certain.”
SP, BSP, Cong will become history: Rajnath’s son
Uttar Pradesh BJP state General Secretary and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh’s son Pankaj Singh said that the SP, BSP and Congress were fighting for their survival and after the elections these parties would only remain in the history. “The SP, BSP and Congress are fighting for their survival. People will spoil their fate in this elections. All the three parties will be completely swept out. They will only remain in the history...” Pankaj who is the state Assembly member from Noida told IANS. Rajnath Singh is seeking the Lok Sabha elections from here which is considered a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) bastion. He is contesting against Samajwadi Party’s Poonam Sinha and Congress’s Pramod Krishnam.