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Mulayam Singh begins pre-poll vows
Addressing his first election rally at Barabanki on Sunday, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav promised free education, free medicines and free irrigation if his party came to power in the State.
Yadav’s close aide and SP general secretary Azam Khan also did not lag behind and announced that Muslims would be given reservation on a model that would be better than the one adopted by Andhra Pradesh and Kerela.
The rally at Barabanki was well attended despite the chilly weather. Yadav and Khan arrived in a helicopter nearly two hours behind schedule.
“When I say free education, it means complete education. Patients will be given free medicines as treatment has also become costly and unaffordable. Water from Government tubewells and canals will be free for farmers,” Yadav said.
The SP leader assured the gathering that he would fulfill his committment after assuming power. “You can record my statement and see that it is being fulfilled after the SP forms the Government,” he said.
Despite people prompting for free power, Yadav did not make any such commitment. “We will see how electricity can be made available for villages,” he said perhaps realising the daunting task. Realising that he is fighting the most crucial elections of his political career, Yadav also made an emotional appeal to the gathering: “I have come to seek your support. This is the first election meeting of 2012. I hope it will be lucky for me. I have long association with Barabanki’s great socialist leader Ram Sewak Yadav. I used to come here quite often. If you are giving me words, don’t go back on your committment,” he said as the people raised their hands in support of the socialist leader.
Yadav also highlighted the points for voting against Bahujan Samaj Party. “It the most corrupt government, rapes and crime have become order of the day, the Chief Minister is interested only in minting money. He said if SP came to power, all corrupt officials would be sent to jail.
Earlier, Azam Khan made the ground for Yadav to address the meeting. In his emotional style, Azam’s speech was laced with couplets and aimed at Muslims.
In an indirect hint to Peace Party, Khan remarked: “There are some people who have similar name but they are agents of Gorakhnath Mandir, please beware of them. The retired officers who have joined them have been anti-Muslims throughout their career and are now scripting the Muslim future.”
Khan also rebuked Anna’s anti-graft movement saying that law is made in Parliament and not in Ramleela ground. “Only tamasha is done at Ramleela ground which some people are doing whose credibility is doubtful. Among them are people who had favoured Kashmir’s division,” he said.
Khan also hit out at BSP’s Naseemuddin Siddiqui, branding him as ‘raja of Banda’. “You must be aware that he has bought land even in Barabanki. From where is the money coming?” he said.
Lashing out at Chief Minister Mayawati, Khan said, “Nearly 25 years ago, I had seen her riding on the carrier of bicycle while campaigning. Now she is the eight richest woman in the world. You can understand the rest of the story...”
The SP general secretary also criticised Congress for back-stabbing Muslims on reservation issue. “The quota fixed by the Congress-led UPA government is for all minorities and it will not benefit Muslims. The Congress has a history of back-stabbing, as it did in 1949 by placing idols in Babri Masjid and later opening the lock of Babri Masjid and performing shilanyas etc. We should be aware of the Congress ploy and defeat its nefarious designs,” he said. Several local leaders joined the party on the occasion while the SP leadership was presented swords and mementoes. Yadav left the venue only after taking the name of each candidate and urging people to vote for them.
Addressing his first election rally at Barabanki on Sunday, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav promised free education, free medicines and free irrigation if his party came to power in the State.
Yadav’s close aide and SP general secretary Azam Khan also did not lag behind and announced that Muslims would be given reservation on a model that would be better than the one adopted by Andhra Pradesh and Kerela.
The rally at Barabanki was well attended despite the chilly weather. Yadav and Khan arrived in a helicopter nearly two hours behind schedule.
“When I say free education, it means complete education. Patients will be given free medicines as treatment has also become costly and unaffordable. Water from Government tubewells and canals will be free for farmers,” Yadav said.
The SP leader assured the gathering that he would fulfill his committment after assuming power. “You can record my statement and see that it is being fulfilled after the SP forms the Government,” he said.
Despite people prompting for free power, Yadav did not make any such commitment. “We will see how electricity can be made available for villages,” he said perhaps realising the daunting task. Realising that he is fighting the most crucial elections of his political career, Yadav also made an emotional appeal to the gathering: “I have come to seek your support. This is the first election meeting of 2012. I hope it will be lucky for me. I have long association with Barabanki’s great socialist leader Ram Sewak Yadav. I used to come here quite often. If you are giving me words, don’t go back on your committment,” he said as the people raised their hands in support of the socialist leader.
Yadav also highlighted the points for voting against Bahujan Samaj Party. “It the most corrupt government, rapes and crime have become order of the day, the Chief Minister is interested only in minting money. He said if SP came to power, all corrupt officials would be sent to jail.
Earlier, Azam Khan made the ground for Yadav to address the meeting. In his emotional style, Azam’s speech was laced with couplets and aimed at Muslims.
In an indirect hint to Peace Party, Khan remarked: “There are some people who have similar name but they are agents of Gorakhnath Mandir, please beware of them. The retired officers who have joined them have been anti-Muslims throughout their career and are now scripting the Muslim future.”
Khan also rebuked Anna’s anti-graft movement saying that law is made in Parliament and not in Ramleela ground. “Only tamasha is done at Ramleela ground which some people are doing whose credibility is doubtful. Among them are people who had favoured Kashmir’s division,” he said.
Khan also hit out at BSP’s Naseemuddin Siddiqui, branding him as ‘raja of Banda’. “You must be aware that he has bought land even in Barabanki. From where is the money coming?” he said.
Lashing out at Chief Minister Mayawati, Khan said, “Nearly 25 years ago, I had seen her riding on the carrier of bicycle while campaigning. Now she is the eight richest woman in the world. You can understand the rest of the story...”
The SP general secretary also criticised Congress for back-stabbing Muslims on reservation issue. “The quota fixed by the Congress-led UPA government is for all minorities and it will not benefit Muslims. The Congress has a history of back-stabbing, as it did in 1949 by placing idols in Babri Masjid and later opening the lock of Babri Masjid and performing shilanyas etc. We should be aware of the Congress ploy and defeat its nefarious designs,” he said. Several local leaders joined the party on the occasion while the SP leadership was presented swords and mementoes. Yadav left the venue only after taking the name of each candidate and urging people to vote for them.
