If BJP Comes To Power Again, It Will Sell Your Land: Akhilesh To Farmers Ahead Of UP's 3rd Phase Polls

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the farmers have not pardoned the BJP despite withdrawal of the farm laws.

Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav speaks during a public meeting at Loda Baheri village in Budaun, Saturday, Feb 12, 2022. (PTI Photo)

New Delhi: Alleging the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) killed 750 farmers by implementing the three “black” farm laws, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said the saffron party will sell the land of the farmers by bringing such laws if it comes to power again.

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said the farmers have not pardoned the BJP despite withdrawal of the farm laws.

“This party (BJP) killed 750 farmers by implementing the three black agriculture laws. If BJP comes to power again, it will sell your land by bringing such laws. Despite withdrawal of the farm laws, farmers have not pardoned them,” Yadav said in Jalaun, Uttar Pradesh, ANI reported.

Earlier on February 12, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar informed the Rajya Sabha that the Central government has no plan to reintroduce the three repealed farm laws in future.

The assurance came in a written reply when asked whether the government has any plan of reintroducing the three repealed farm laws in future.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on November 19 last year announced the withdrawal of the three farm laws.

Addressing the nation, Prime Minister Modi said that the government could not convince the protesting farmers about the benefits of the agriculture sector reforms.

Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party chief also claimed that Uttar Pradesh is the most unsafe place for women today under the BJP rule.

“A girl went missing two days ago from here and her body was found today. Who is responsible for this?” asked Yadav.

“Baba chief minister is responsible for this. Data shows Uttar Pradesh is the most unsafe place for women today,” he added taking a jibe at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

Earlier last week, the decomposed body of Dalit girl, who had gone missing from Unnao, was recovered from a vacant plot near an ashram constructed by Fateh Bahadur Singh, a former minister in the Samajwadi Party government.

The 22-year-old girl had gone missing on December 8 last year.

Voting for the 403-member Uttar Pradesh Assembly is being held in seven phases.

Earlier on February 14, over 61% polling was reported in the 55 assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh that voted in the second phase of the assembly elections.

The first phase of assembly elections for 58 assembly constituencies was held on February 10.

59 assembly seats will go to the polls in the third phase on February 20, while 60 seats will go to polls in the fourth phase on February 23.

Polling will be held on 60 assembly seats in the fifth phase on February 27, 57 seats in the sixth phase on March 3 and 54 seats in the seventh phase on March 7.

The counting of votes will be held on March 10.