Lucknow, 10 July (HS): Uttar Pradesh government minister and

SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar has been continuously attacking Samajwadi

Party national president Akhilesh Yadav these days. He has been raising questions

on Akhilesh Yadav through social media posts. On Friday, Om Prakash Rajbhar

accused Akhilesh Yadav of extorting money from his visitors through a social

media post.

Om Prakash Rajbhar wrote, Friend Akhilesh, some of

your workers came to us for some work. They belong to your caste. They are also

very impressed with you. They say if Bhaiya's government comes to power, 'Ah ha

ha, it will be fun.' They simply complained to us about you. They couldn't take

this complaint to you, so they started telling me every now and then. I

thought, since you're my friend, I should tell you. Your Yadav workers

started telling me that when we go to meet Bhaiya, people in his

circle extort money from us. They say they charge Rs. 5,000 for a

photo with Bhaiya, Rs. 8,000-10,000 for a handshake, and there's no accounting

for the meeting itself. I can't understand when your assets have increased

900-fold, so why are you looking for extra income?”

Om Prakash Rajbhar further wrote, Son of the soil, why

do you feel the need to extort money from workers on your own land? And from

those in your own community. If this is the condition of Yadav workers, what

are the rates for others? I've heard you're siphoning off the hard-earned money

of your workers. What if you were the one extorting money yourself, but if

those in your circle are doing it, then do something, sir. You're already

losing, and they'll ruin everything.” You might be wondering, The workers

are yours, the collection is yours, the siege is yours, so why did we get

involved? We had to intervene for two reasons. First, you may consider us your

enemies, but we consider you our friend. Second, your admirers, your workers,

expressed their pain to me and said, Minister, if you tell him, it might

be beneficial for us. They replied, Minister, if you speak,

Akhilesh Bhai will surely listen and understand. The workers were poor, so I

thought I'd convey it to you. Om Prakash Rajbhar wrote, Close the

rate counter at the gate. Don't fool the workers by asking for a donation of Rs.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi