In what could be seen as the beginning of the campaign for the Assembly elections in 2022, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal vice president Jayant Chaudhary on Friday rooted for a social alliance to oust the Bhartiya Janta Party from power in Uttar Pradesh.
Addressing a massive kisan mahapanchayat in Bajna town of Mathura, Mr. Yadav said BJP got into power by dividing people. “Once farmers become united and aware, BJP would be ousted,” said Mr. Yadav.
Bajna is considered to be a stronghold of RLD and this was the first meeting against the contentious farm laws where leaders of both the alliance partners shared the stage. Through the farm laws, Mr. Yadav charged, the BJP and its corporate friends were trying to snatch “our farming”. “It won’t be done in a day but over a period of time,” he said.
‘Rise above caste’
Mr. Chaudhary appealed to the farmers to rise above caste and religious barriers, create a social alliance and vote as a unit….