“Instead of raising slogans,… do some meaningful work”: Chandrashekhar Azad criticises CM Yogi

Azad also stressed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should take a strong stance against caste-based divisions, declaring that there should be no caste in the nation.”Instead of raising slogans ‘Batenge toh katenge’, they should do some meaningful work…PM Modi should say that there should be no caste in the nation…The government perpetrates atrocities in the name of caste and religion…The public knows the reality and now will not fall for their false promises,” the ASP chief said.

Speaking about the BJP’s list of six candidates for the UP by-polls, Azad said that as the public has taught them a lesson in the Lok Sabha elections and that’s why the party released the list of candidates at the last moment.”Why have they released the list of candidates at the last moment? The public has taught them a lesson in the Lok Sabha elections and that’s why they are taking every step cautiously. If they had fought elections together, results would have been good in Lok Sabha elections as well as in the coming by-polls,” he said.

Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday released its list of candidates for Uttar Pradesh assembly by-polls.

As per the list, in Uttar Pradesh BJP has fielded Ramvir Singh Thakur from Kundarki, Sanjeev Sharma from Ghaziabad, Surendra Diler from Khair (SC), Anujesh Yadav from Karhal, Deepak Patel from Phulpur, Dharmraj Nishad from Katehari and BJP’s lone female candidate Suchismita Maurya from Majhawan.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Brajesh Pathak exuded confidence that BJP will win all 9 seats in Uttar Pradesh by-polls.Speaking to Desk in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Pathak said, “BJP is prepared for by-elections. All our candidates will win all 9 seats. PM Modi’s poor welfare schemes have reached everyone and we are among the people regarding development and law & order in Uttar Pradesh. Public’s blessings are with the BJP.”

On Tuesday, 15 candidates filed nominations in UP for by-polls and a total of 34 candidates filed nominations for Uttar Pradesh by-polls till Wednesday. Nominations will continue to be accepted for the by-elections of the 9 assembly seats in UP until October 25.The poll body has announced by-polls for nine of the 10 vacant assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, except Milkipur of Ayodhya district. The polling will take place on November 13 and the counting of votes is scheduled for November 23.

The by-polls on 48 constituencies are spread over 15 states – Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.