34 years of loot, dynastic politics: BJP on SP's foundation day
LUCKNOW, Oct. 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh BJP on Sunday released a four-page brochure listing 34 cases from the Samajwadi Party's history on the occasion of 34th foundation day of the opposition party-founded on October 4, 1992-to allege "34 years of corruption and dynastic politics".
Addressing media persons at state party headquarters here, UP BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary listed out alleged incidents of corruption and crime during the previous SP regimes. He said 34 years of SP' history is of appeasement, anarchy and loot, while the opposition party is preparing to celebrate its foundation day.
The allegations begins with 1994 Rampur Tiraha incident where police firing on Uttarakhand statehood agitators and alleged sexual assault on women protesters was reported, followed by 1995 Lucknow guest house case where former CM Mayawati had to lock herself in a room to save herself after SP workers allegedly attacked her.
On law and order, BJP cited 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots in which over 60 people were killed and 50,000 displaced, 2014 Saharanpur riots where a ruling party leader was alleged to be main conspirator.
Other incidents cited in the brochure include 2015 Shahjahanpur murder case where a journalist was allegedly burnt alive for writing against a minister and the minister was not removed even after FIR, 2016 Jawahar Bagh, Mathura, incident where a parallel administration ran for two years and over two dozen, including an SP, were killed.
State BJP chief also listed the Bulandshahr highway gangrape of a mother-daughter where the high court handed probe to CBI for lack of faith in state police and minister Azam Khan's remark calling it political conspiracy for which he had to apologise in the Supreme Court, and Badaun case where two minor sisters were found hanging from a tree.
For administrative misuse, BJP pointed to 2013 suspension of IAS Durga Shakti Nagpal for acting against sand mafia, which was revoked only after national outrage, and to Akhilesh Yadav keeping nearly 50 departments with himself in 2012 after he became the CM.
On corruption, brochure lists Gomti riverfront project where Rs 265 crore estimate rose to Rs 865 crore with Rs 821 crore spent and project still incomplete, CAG flagging irregularities, CBI FIR and raids at 42 places.
The BJP also listed out Yadav Singh disproportionate assets case where probe was allegedly stalled, purchase of 15 lakh laptops but distribution of only 6 lakh as per CAG audit in 2013, Saifai festival where Rs 15.06 crore public tax money was used for Rs 20.58 crore event, and cane interest waiver in 2016 where farmers' dues were not paid but interest of sugar mills was waived. For recruitment and youth issues, it cited appointment of Anil Yadav as UPPSC chairman quashed by the Allahabad high court....
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