'Will work to reduce BJP vote by 27k in each seat'
Lucknow, Sept. 21 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday declared his party would work to increase its votes by 27,000 and reduce the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) by the same margin in every constituency in the upcoming assembly elections, even as he alleged that the BJP government disrespected Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar and the Dalit community, citing the alleged vandalism of 151 statues of the Dalit icon across the state.
Addressing the state executive committee meeting at the party headquarters and later speaking to the media, Yadav said elections could be announced anytime. "This time the Samajwadi Party is going to form the government," he said.
"In documents we have prepared, 151 statues of Babasaheb have been broken. Arrests have been made only in 14 cases. In 45 cases, FIRs have been registered against unknown persons. In 18 cases, named accused have been mentioned. No action has been taken in the rest. Babasaheb is being insulted across the entire state...," he said.
On the party's election strategy, the former chief minister said: "We have collectively decided that we willwork to increase 27,000 votes in every assembly constituency. In this way, we will reduce the BJP's votes by 27,000. These votes will come to the Samajwadi Party."...
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