Akhilesh strongly advocates Third Front

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav today strongly advocated for a Third Front saying Congress and BJP have not fulfilled their promises.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday strongly advocated for a Third Front saying Congress and BJP have not fulfilled their promises.

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"Yes there should be a third force. We, Samajwadi Party, believe that there should be a third force at the national level," he told reporters on his maiden visit to Chennai after assuming charge.

Justifying the need for a Third Front, which his father Mulayam Singh Yadav has also been advocating, Akhilesh said, "They - Congress and BJP - have not fulfilled their promises. Their policies are not pro-poor. Congress and BJP and their allies have failed on many fronts. Opportunity is there for a third force. There should be a third force."

Yadav, after inaugurating the PMK party's Vanniyar Youth Cultural Festival, is scheduled to meet Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa later on Monday.

Asked if he would discuss about the Third Front with Jayalalithaa, he said, "Right now I am at a youth function. Later, after meeting her, I will tell you. Before meeting her, I cannot tell it to you."