Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday attacked the BJP government over the newly announced Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on select UPI transactions.
He likened the charge to the old “chungi” system of toll collection and alleged that it was aimed at extracting money from people.
He said the government had announced one lakh jobs, but the figures for July, August and September remained zero. The former chief minister accused the BJP government of breaking all records of corruption, loot and dishonesty. He alleged that law and order had collapsed across the state, with murders taking place even in Lucknow. He also alleged that the situation in Gorakhpur was particularly alarming and that women and girls were not safe under the present regime. In contrast, Yadav alleged that expressways built under the BJP government were developing potholes and cracks soon after inauguration. He alleged irregularities in the Gorakhpur Link Expressway, where work was still continuing. “Schemes are being made to fill the pockets of industrialists. Whatever work was done under the Samajwadi Party government was world-class. He added that roads and even laptops distributed during the previous SP government were still functioning. The Kannauj MP alleged that there were no jobs for the youth and unemployment was rising. Young people were still waiting for employment, he claimed. He urged the new members to consolidate the party’s organisation in their respective towns, booths and surrounding areas.
Turning to infrastructure, Yadav alleged large-scale loot of funds in construction works and said projects executed under the BJP government were of poor quality. He contrasted these with the Agra-Lucknow Expressway built during the Samajwadi Party government, which he described as “world-class”. The Bundelkhand Expressway, he said, began deteriorating after its inauguration by the Prime Minister and was still under maintenance. Under the BJP, whatever is built falls first,” Yadav said. Yadav said a Samajwadi Party government would create avenues for jobs and livelihoods. He alleged that the BJP government had no answers on inflation, unemployment and corruption and was avoiding questions on these issues, describing it as the “weakest government”. SP president Akhilesh Yadav said their induction would strengthen the party and its PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) base.
