Lucknow, 19 Oct (HS): Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister

Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday targeted Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh

Yadav, accusing him of doing politics in the name of Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao

Ambedkar and misleading the people in the name of PDA (Backward, Dalit,

Minority). Speaking to reporters in Lucknow before leaving for Fatehpur,

Maurya, referring to SP leader Azam Khan, accused him of making derogatory

remarks against Baba Saheb. He also took a dig at the SP leadership regarding

Shivpal Singh Yadav and claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form

the government with a thumping majority for the third consecutive time in the

2027 assembly elections.

Maurya said that Akhilesh Yadav should answer for his

party's past decisions before playing politics in the name of Baba Saheb Dr.

Bhimrao Ambedkar. He alleged that during the SP government, a plaque bearing

Ambedkar's name was removed and the medical college named after him was

renamed. He also accused then-minister Azam Khan of making derogatory remarks

against Baba Saheb.

The Deputy Chief Minister accused the Samajwadi Party of

protecting criminals, mafias, rioters, and the corrupt, saying that the people

of the state remember the Samajwadi Party's rule. He claimed that under the BJP

government, Uttar Pradesh has progressed on the path of law and order and

development, while the return of the Samajwadi Party threatens to revive an

atmosphere of anarchy in the state.

Maurya, taking a dig at the SP's electoral prospects, said

that the party's seat is vacant and its EVMs will also be empty at the time of

voting. He said that if the criminals and mafias groomed during the SP regime

had been given employment, the public's perception of the party might have been

different.

Attacking the Congress party, Maurya said that the party is

in league with the country's enemies, while the Samajwadi Party is in league

with the state's enemies. He alleged that the public has rejected these

parties, so they are raising the issue of vote theft. Maurya said that the BJP

government will continue to pursue the development agenda until the goals of a

developed India and a developed Uttar Pradesh are achieved.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi