Lucknow,

17 Aug (HS): Uttar Pradesh government's Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh

directly attacked Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and said that social

media leaders have become frustrated with the continuous defeat. The

dream merchants who have lost their seats are now attacking the

Election Commission to mislead the public. It would be better if Akhilesh

Yadav, who is pleading for democracy, first clears the tainted history of his

party and rule. People have not forgotten.

In

response to Akhilesh's allegations on the Election Commission, Swatantra Dev

Singh retorted saying that Akhilesh Yadav is not the messiah of democracy, but

the heir of SP's goonda-raj. He is not concerned about democracy; he is more

concerned about the chair. The public knows everything, SP means goonda-raj and

BJP means good governance. The desperate prince now wants to save his sinking

boat by pointing fingers at the commission. By blaming the Election Commission

for his defeat, he wants to show that he is the leader of the people, while the

reality is that he has lost the trust of the people long ago.

Booth

capturing SP's history and reality: Swatantra Dev Singh said that the history

of SP is full of booth capturing, manipulation of voter list and election

violence. From 2012 to 2017, there was no democracy in UP, but goonda-raj.

During the Mainpuri elections in 2009, the police was attacked at the booth in

the presence of a big SP leader, but even an FIR was not registered. This is

the real face of SP, does Akhilesh want to bring back that era?

The

allegations are false and baseless: He said that Akhilesh Yadav's allegations

are completely false and baseless. The Election Commission investigated and

found no evidence. When the Election Commission calls SP, they do not present

their views there. They do not present their views in Parliament. The Supreme

Court has also reprimanded those who question the Election Commission. But

these people serve white lies on social media. The reality is that Akhilesh,

who is upset with the defeat, is pointing fingers at the Commission to hide his

failures. The minister said that today the Election Commission is working

completely independently and transparently. Reforms like VVPAT, digital

platform and strict monitoring have stopped the booth capturing politics of SP

forever. This is the reason why Akhilesh Yadav is restless and is conspiring to

defame the Commission.

Criminals

and strongmen were part of the election process in the SP government: He said

that during the SP rule, incidents of booth capturing, fake voting and pressure

on the administration were common during assembly and panchayat elections.

During that period, there were deaths and serious fights in election violence

in many districts. Criminals and strongmen became part of the election process

in the SP government. Mafia leaders openly captured polling booths. People's

right to vote was snatched away. They have a tradition of pressurizing the

Election Commission so that it cannot work properly. Similarly, there have been

complaints of manipulation of voter lists by pressurizing administrative

officers.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi