UP Elections 2022: SP ally OP Rajbhar makes big claim, says 'Yogi Adityanath wants to get me killed'
Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022: Amid the ongoing assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party ally Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party's president OP Rajbhar alleged that CM Yogi Adityanath wants to get him killed.
The big allegation comes after the SBSP chief revealed that he was attacked in Varanasi's Shivpur constituency during the filing of nomination papers of his son and party candidate Arvind Rajbhar.
The BJP, on the other hand, has refuted the claim.
According to Rajbhar's claim, as they reached a court in Varanasi’s Shivpur to file Arvind’s nomination, several lawyers raised slogans of “Jai Shri Ram” and many even cussed at them. In response, Rajbhar’s supporters chanted slogans of “Jai Akhilesh”.
Soon after filing the nomination, OP Rajbhar sought protection from the district election officer. Notably, the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party has allied with the Samajwadi Party for assembly election in Uttar Pradesh.
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According to media reports, OP Rajbhar said that BJP goons were already present in black coats when they reached to file nomination papers.
"They were publicly threatening to kill both of us. They are doing this because people are voting for the SP alliance and driving BJP away due to issues like inflation, unemployment, education, health and electricity etc. I demand the Election Commission to take immediate action against such goons," said Rajbhar.
In a letter to the Election Commission, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party also alleged that the district magistrate and the police commissioner of Varanasi were acting at the behest of Yogi Adityanath and demanded their removal.
The BJP, however, rubbished the allegation and party spokesperson Rakesh Tripathi said, “Rajbhar belongs to an alliance filled with goons and Mafia. In a democracy, everyone has the right to protest, but BJP has nothing to do with the incident.”
“He is well aware of his impending defeat and the reaction is a reflection of the same,” Tripathi added.
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-PTC News
