Election 2022 HIGHLIGHTS | PM's Only Agenda Is To Divide People On Communal Lines For Electoral Gains: Yechury
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold rallies in Amethi and Prayagraj ahead of fifth phase of polling for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Home Minister Amit Shah will address public meetings in Bahraich on Thursday.
Polling for fourth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections concluded on Wednesday. Around 60 per cent polling was recorded in 59 Assembly constituencies during the fourth phase.
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In 2017, 62.55 per cent polling was reported across these seats while in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls it was 60.03 per cent.
According to the Election Commission's voter turnout app, Pilibhit recorded 67.59 per cent polling, Lakhimpur Kheri 65.54 per cent, Sitapur 58.39 per cent, Hardoi 58.99 per cent, Unnao 57.73 per cent, Lucknow 55.92 per cent, Rae Bareli 61.90 per cent, Banda 57.54 per cent and Fatehpur 60.07 per cent.
While poll panel officials claimed that voting was largely peaceful, the Samajwadi Party has alleged certain irregularities in some areas of Lucknow, Unnao, Hardoi and Sitapur, PTI reported.
With the completion of the fourth round of polling, 231 Assembly constituencies out of 403 in the state have been covered.
Three more phases of the polling are remaining in the state, which will take place on February 27, March 3 and March 7. Votes will be counted on March 10.
UP elections: Yogi Adityanath accuses Akhilesh Yadav of propagating riots
Bahraich (ANI): Ahead of the fifth phase of polling for Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday took a dig at the Samajwadi Party alleging that the party propagates riots. "Decide what kind of government you want, one that propagates riots or the one that frees you from them and works for the welfare of poor people", said Adityanath while addressing a rally in Barabanki.
Adityanath promised free electricity for the farmers and scooty for girls after the BJP returns to power in the state. "We will give free scooty to girls and free electricity to farmers. We will get express highways and colleges constructed," he added.
Attacking the previous Samajwadi Party on electricity supply, the Chief Minister said, "Uninterrupted power supply to every household with the establishment of power sub-station in Ramnagar area of Barabanki at a cost of Rs 63.87 crores. Parivarvaadis (Samajwadi Party) used to discriminate during government, but the BJP government has ensured equal power supply in every district."
He said that the BJP government has implemented projects related to the construction of bridges and roads while taking flood protection measures at an amount of Rs 36.22 crore in the Ramnagar area of Barabanki.
"In the Ramnagar area of Barabanki, projects related to bridge construction, road construction and flood protection have been implemented at an amount of Rs 36.22 crores. The previous governments used to turn a blind eye to the problems of the people, but the BJP government has implemented them by making plans accordingly," added the UP CM.
The Uttar Pradesh CM while addressing another rally in Bahraich, stated that the BJP government, extracted money from the mafias and it is now being utilized for welfare schemes in the state. "We have made highways, medical colleges and expressways. The money extracted from mafias are being used for welfare schemes in the state," he added.
Adityanath said that amount given to girls under Mukhayamantri Kanya Sumangla Yojana would be increased Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 while the among given for the marriage would be increased from Rs 51,000 to Rs 1 lakh.
"Under Mukhayamantri Kanya Sumangla Yojana Rs 15,000 is now being given to daughters which will be increased to Rs 25,000 while the amount given for their marriages will be increased from Rs 51,000 to Rs 1 lakh," the CM said in Bahraich. The fifth phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh will take place on February 27 when 60 assembly constituencies will go to the polls.
PM's only agenda is to divide people on communal lines for electoral gains: Yechury
Agartala, Feb 24 (PTI) CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for dividing people on communal lines for electoral gains, asserting that the only way to save the country was to oust the BJP-led government from the Centre.
Yechury also said that democracy and democratic rights of people are at stake under the central regime, and minority communities, dalits and women were facing oppression.
Modiji has no time to speak about the problems of the common people. But, there is no dearth of resources to create jobs for the youth. The PM's only agenda is to divide people on communal lines and reap the electoral harvest, the senior CPI(M) leader said at a rally here.
If we want to save the country, we have to oust the Narendra Modi government from Delhi. There is no alternative way to protect people's rights and liberty, he said.
Yechury said the BJP will taste defeat in the assembly elections in five states, including Uttar Pradesh despite its high-octane campaigning.
Now, Modji is extensively touring Uttar Pradesh by flights and vehicles at the cost of public money. In the elections in Tamil Nadu, West Bengal and Kerala, the BJP had to bite the dust, and this time too, it will witness a similar consequence, he said.
Hitting out at the union government, Yechury said it has been weakening autonomous constitutional bodies, including the Election Commission.
He alleged that the poll panel took no action on BJP leaders for their "inflammatory" speeches ahead of the UP polls.
Despite spewing venom by leaders of the ruling party in the run up to Uttar Pradesh election campaign, no notice has been issued to any leader by the EC so far, Yechury said.
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