Posters portraying Akhilesh Yadav as 'future PM' put up in Lucknow; BJP reacts
PTC News Desk: Samajwadi Party (SP) workers put up several posters portraying party chief Akhilesh Yadav as the "future Prime Minister" outside the party headquarters in Lucknow.
"Akhilesh Yadav's birthday is on July 1, but to express their love and respect towards their leader Samajwadi Party workers celebrate his birthday multiple times. Today, some party leaders and workers are celebrating his birthday", said SP spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan Chaand.
"Party workers are praying that Akhilesh Yadav becomes the PM of the country and serves the people..." he further said.
Akhilesh Yadav's SP is an INDIA bloc ally. The INDIA bloc is an alliance of 28 political parties formed to challenge the Bharatiya Janata Party in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, the alliance has not revealed the name of its Prime Ministerial candidate.
In response to the posters, BJP leader and UP Minister Danish Azad Ansari stated that no one can stop people from daydreaming.
"There is a saying, 'Mungeri Lal Ke Haseen Sapne'. Nobody can stop anyone from daydreaming. But one should dream as per one's capability. Under PM Modi's leadership, our country is going ahead on the path of development. People of the country trust PM Modi and the country will definitely elect PM Modi as the PM for the third time," the UP minister said.
Meanwhile, tensions have erupted within the INDIA alliance, with Uttar Pradesh Congress unit Chief Ajay Rai urging the former to withdraw from MP in favour of the grand old party, claiming that the Akhilesh Yadav-led party had no presence there.
In response, the SP chief claimed that some "Congress leaders are siding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)," adding that he would not have trusted the grand old party if he knew it would "betray them."
- ANI
