Taking a strong dig at the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led Central Government, UP Chief mInister Akhilesh said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had always betrayed the farmers by assuring them false promises. The chief ministe said this while holding a joint road show with congress vice president Rahul Gandhi here in city.
The road show which embarked upon from Anand Bhawan and reached Balson Crossing. The two after garlanding the statue of the father fo the Nation here, accepted the greetings fo the people while standing at the chariot.
Earlier, the UP chief minister adressed the masses at the Kaushambi district of Allahabad and lashed out the oppositions party. Extending his support the SP-Congress alliance, Yadav said that "Congress ka Hath cycle ki Handle mein hai, Sapa Ka dil bada hai isliye Congress ka saath diya'. Addressign the mammoth crowd, the CM claimed that if Samajwadi party govenment came to power, the poor would be distributed ration and pension. The students of class of 10th and 12th would be recruited at the police on the basis of their marks and without taking any exam related to it. Flaying the central government, he said that BJP had always looted the country and betrayed it, while the BSP is no longer in the fight. It had only constructed the statue of elephants in the name of development, he added and said that BJP had also done nothing for the welfare of the farmers and poor to which it had always boasted of doing several development works.
It may be pointed out here that prior to the phase fourth of the assembly election to be held on February 23, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav appealed the people to vote in favour of SP-Congress alliance while addressing the masses at the Mungari Village, Karchana. In this half an hour long speech here at the same village, the CM highlighted schemes of the Samajwadi Party and hit out at the BJP and BSP vehemently. All the candidates of the alliance an all the seats of the trans Yamuna were also present here during his address. People were highly thrilled to get a glimpse of the chief minister so called their ‘bhaiya’.
As the speech of the two stalwart leader ended up, some enthusiastic activists managed to near the dais breaking the barricading there. However, they were overpowered by the security guards deployed there. The helicopter of the Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and congress vice president Rahul Gandhi landed at the meeting place around 1 pm here. Rajya Sabha MP of congress, Salim Sherwani along with others leaders were also accompanied by them. Overwhelmed by the huge acclaims by their supporters, chief minister addressed the gathering. Similarly, speaking on the occasion, congress vice president Rahul Gandhi said that people of the Allahabad were no in mood of waiting as it wanted to ensure the winning of the SP-Congress alliance by pressing the button in front of their candidates at the EVMs.
lambasting the Narendra Modi government, he said that “Kendra ki Sarkar Sirf Mann Ki Bat Karti hai, Kam ki Bat Nahi Karti.” He further said that BJP was reluctant in waiving off the loan of the peasants it had only played with their sentiments. The central government had compelled the common men to stand in long queue after demonetization move , he said and added that the government which torments the public in the democratic, would come to grief by the public at the appropriate time, he added.
Prominent among those present at the dais were Rajya Sabha MP Kunwar Reoti Raman Singh, District Panchayat president Rekha Singh, SP leader Ashok Singh, Arail Pradhan Pradeep Mehra, SP Candidates Richa Singh, Hazi Parvej Ahmad ‘Tanki’, Chak Inam Ali, Fomer block pramukh Chaka, Dilip Mishra along with huge supporters.