UP polls 2022: SP open to alliance with small parties, will try to unite against BJP, says Akhilesh Yadav

By Team Newsable | First Published Aug 1, 2021, 3:08 PM IST

On possible alliances for the upcoming state polls, the SP president said, "Doors of our party are open for all small parties. Many smaller parties are already with us. More will come with us."

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said doors of his party are open to all small parties for an alliance ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls next year and he will try that all such political outfits come together to defeat the BJP.

On possible alliances for the upcoming state polls, the SP president said, “Doors of our party are open for all small parties. Many smaller parties are already with us. More will come with us.”

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He also lashed out at the Centre over the Pegasus spying row.

"They (NDA) have over 350 seats in the Lok Sabha. The BJP is ruling in many states. Why and what was the government trying to find through snooping? They are helping ''videshi takatein'' (foreign forces) with this act," Yadav said.

He also questioned Congress and the BSP, which have been attacking the Samajwadi Party (SP) on various issues, which side they are on.

“These parties should decide whether their fight is with the BJP or SP,” Yadav said.

BSP chief Mayawati has often targeted the Samajwadi Party in her tweets. While accusing the BJP of using government machinery to ensure its victory in the recent panchayat polls, she had said these “tricks” were similar to the methods used by the previous SP government.

Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu has also attacked the SP and had said the party leaders' statements reflected frustration and disappointment as people have rejected them.

When asked when will the party declare its candidates for the assembly polls, the Yadav said, "We still have time. The process is on. After discussions and analysis, the right candidates will be announced."

Meanwhile, the former UP Chief Minister asserted that his party will win 350 seats in the polls.

When asked what the election issues for the party would be, he said youth, development and welfare of all sections of the society, will be the primary focus.

He added that if the SP is voted to power, the services of ‘Shiksha Mitra’ (adhoc primary teachers) will be regularised and that all other appointments held up by the BJP government deliberately will be cleared.

"This government has made the appointments complex, we will find solutions to it," the SP chief said.

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