UP Election | BJP Not Aware Of My Loyalty, Amit Shah Knows I Won’t Break Down: Jayant Chaudhary

Jayant Chaudhary has been denying the possibility of a post-poll alliance with BJP in the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. 

File Photo: Rashtriya Lok Dal President Jayant Chaudhary with Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav and others in Ghaziabad, Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

New Delhi: Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not aware of his loyalty and emotion as he will not change his mind. 

The remarks came as Union Minister Amit Shah targetted the alliance formed by Samajwadi Party and RLD, saying that leaders of both parties will be seen together only till the election. 

“Yesterday Akhilesh ji and Jayant ji held a press conference. They say that we are together. But how long is this together? If their government is formed, then Jayant ji will leave the government and Azam Khan will come back. The people of Uttar Pradesh have understood from the distribution of tickets what is going to happen next,” the senior BJP leader had said in Muzaffarnagar.

In response to Amit Shah’s remarks, Jayant Chaudhary said: “The BJP is not aware of my loyalty and emotion. Amit Shah knows that I won’t break down or change my mind. By saying that Azam Khan will replace Jayant Chaudhary he is trying to divert our supporters and end the brotherhood among the people”.

When asked about Amit Shah’s election campaign in Muzaffarnagar, the RLD chief told news agency ANI: "Good that they are hitting the road. But what matters in an election is the last five years' track record which is very bad. The law and order have deteriorated in the state. There has been an increase in crimes against women and SCs in the state.”

During a meeting with Jat leaders in New Delhi on January 26, Amit Shah had said BJP’s doors are always open for RLD.

Jayant Chaudhary has been denying the possibility of a post-poll alliance with the saffron party in the upcoming assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. 

Earlier, he had said, “They (BJP) did nothing for farmers. The police force was used against students in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh two days back. In such an environment, how can they think that anyone would join hands with them?”

Rebuffing BJP’s ‘invite’, the RLD chief in a tweet had stated that the invitation should not be given to him, but to all the families of farmers whose lives were destroyed during the farmers’ protest.

Uttar Pradesh assembly election will be held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7. The polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7. The counting of votes will take place on March 10. 

(With Agency Inputs)