Lucknow, Oct. 1 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) national president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that people in the country and in Uttar Pradesh were going through a "BJP Emergency", claiming that the period of alleged oppression of the PDA - backward classes, Dalits and minorities- could be described as an Emergency.
" As a period of oppression against the PDA (Backward, Dalit, Minority) class will truly be called an Emergency,"he said while addressing a press conference in Lucknow and accused the BJP government of failing to address unemployment and corruption.
He said the situation reminded him of the Emergency era and alleged that people have been facing restrictions for raising issues concerning governance and public services.
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