Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Election Commission of working in favour of the BJP in states where elections are currently underway, including West Bengal and Assam.
Addressing the media at the party headquarters, he claimed that several senior officers ,including the Director General of Police, had been removed in West Bengal, a scale of action he said was not seen during the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Yadav alleged that despite complaints of irregularities during by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, no action has been taken against officials involved. He said neither the Election Commission nor the state government had acted on these issues so far.
Targeting the BJP ahead of upcoming political battles, Yadav said that after elections conclude in West Bengal and Assam, BJP leaders will shift their focus to Uttar Pradesh.
However, he asserted that this time a government led by PDA would be formed in the state. He added that while the BJP had promised “achhe din,” people in Uttar Pradesh would see an end to “bad days” once the party is voted out of power.
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Commenting on the resignation of IAS officer Rinku Singh Rahi, the SP chief alleged that corruption in the state had reached its peak. He claimed that such developments reflected growing dissatisfaction within the administration and said that officials were now inclined towards supporting a change in government.
Yadav also blamed BJP leaders for the ongoing LPG cylinder shortage in the state, alleging that the crisis had been deliberately aggravated. Raising concerns over farmers, he said that despite promises to double their income, cultivators continue to face distress and are not receiving fair prices for their crops.
He further alleged that BJP leaders were involved in irregularities wherever such issues were being reported across the state.
