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Lok Sabha elections 2019: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav ‘cheating’ Mayawati, says PM Modi
“After realizing the SP-Congress game, Mayawati has been openly criticizing the Congress while Akhilesh prefers to remain silent. Congress leaders are even attending SP rallies,” PM Modi said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav of cheating alliance partner, Bahujan Samaj Party chief, Maywati by falsely promising her the PM’s chair and benefitting from her party’s vote bank.
“After realizing the SP-Congress game, Mayawati has been openly criticizing the Congress while Akhilesh prefers to remain silent. Congress leaders are even attending SP rallies,” he said, while addressing an election rally in Pratapgarh, Uttar Pradesh.
Modi said the opposition was not able to accept the mandate given by people to the BJP in last four phases of polling. “Desperate opposition is now trying everything up their sleeves to keep Modi out of power,” said the PM.
Calling the SP-BSP-RLD alliance in the state ‘Mahamilavati’, the PM said there were five risks associated with such an alliance. These, he said, included corruption, instability, casteism, dynastic rule and misgovernance.
Reacting to his comments, SP spokesperson Abdul Hafiz Gandhi said, “PM Modi should worry about his alliance of more than 40 parties. He should worry about Nitin Gadkari who is emerging as a strong contender to dislodge him with the support of RSS.”
The Prime Minister also took a dig at Congress president Rahul Gandhi. “The naamdar had recently accepted that his motive was to malign my image by harping on false issues,” he said.
“SP, BSP and the Congress have been affected by a bad habit that they consider even a human being just a number,” Modi said.
At another rally in West Champaran district of Bihar, the PM said the Congress was cheating the people of the country.
Claiming the Congress-led Opposition in Bihar was staring at a defeat, the PM said “the opposition is seeking excuses to cover up the same like a batsman who blames the umpire upon being clean bowled”.
“They began with hurling abuses at Modi. When they realized it was not paying electoral dividends they changed tack and started complaining about EVMs. After four phases, they became flustered and started pointing fingers at the Election Commission,” Modi said.
Senior Congress leader Pramod Tiwari said the PM had lost control over himself expecting defeat in the election. “In Pratapgarh, the PM sought vote for cup plate symbol though the candidate was contesting the election on BJP’s election symbol. Later he corrected himself...,” he said.
