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Akhilesh Yadav Reaffirms INDIA Bloc for 2027 UP Elections, Criticizes BJP Policies

The Samajwadi Party leader accuses the BJP of land grabs, economic mismanagement, and politicizing the Maha Kumbh Mela, while emphasizing the PDA strategy to challenge BJP dominance.

Yadav also accused the government of pressuring the relatives of stampede victims to change the cause of death.
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav talking to media persons in Prayagraj on April 20. (HT photo)
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Overview

  • Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav confirmed the INDIA bloc's continuity for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, dispelling doubts about the alliance's durability.
  • Yadav criticized the BJP's Waqf Amendment Bill, accusing the party of acting as a 'land mafia' to seize land under the guise of legislation.
  • He alleged that the BJP mismanaged the 2025 Maha Kumbh Mela, citing underreported casualties, failed surveillance systems, and pressure on victims' families to alter death causes.
  • Yadav accused the BJP of eroding economic and social rights through policies like demonetization, GST, and diminishing reservation protections.
  • The PDA strategy, uniting backward classes, Dalits, and minorities, was highlighted as a key framework to 'uproot' the BJP in the upcoming elections.