Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday slammed the Yogi Adityanath-led UP government after Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission aspirants’ protest continued for the fourth consecutive day outside the commission’s office in Prayagraj, saying the BJP has crossed all the limits of arrogance.

Yadav claimed that the UP Police took away the crutches of the disabled student protesting at the site in Allahabad, adding that he said this shows how cruel and insensitive the BJP government is.

“Such a government has no right to continue. BJP has crossed all the limits of arrogance. The higher a government rises, the lower and faster it falls. Today disabled students say they don’t want BJP!” the SP chief said in Hindi on X.

In another post, Yadav said if the arrogant BJP thinks that by removing the protesting candidates from outside commission’s office in “Prayagraj”, will put an end to the democratic protest of the youth fighting for their rights, then it has been mistaken.

“Movements are fought with the mind, not the body, and so far the world has not developed such a power that can take the mind under custody,” he added.

Continuing his attack on the BJP, Yadav said if the saffron party only understands the maths of elections, then it should know that if other competitive students like PCS/RO/ARO/LOWER SUBORDINATE and their family members are included, then this number is almost one crore.

“If we divide this ‘big number’ by about 400 Assembly seats, then BJP will lose about 25,000 votes in every Assembly seat, which means BJP will be reduced to double digits,” he added.

“It is hoped that by understanding this mathematics, today itself the heartless BJP government will stop the atrocities and fulfill the democratic legitimate demands of the protesting youth,” the former Chief Minister said.

He said: “BJP has developed a habit; fearing public anger, it is finally forced to concede, but only when all its violent methods fail and its negative anti-job politics fails completely. BJP is going to end forever.”

A day after the first phase of election was held in Jharkhand, Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that BJP will form SIT to probe corruption by leaders of the JMM-led coalition and they will be put behind the bars. He added that every paisa looted by the leaders will be returned to the treasury. 

Amit Shah also vowed that mineral based industries would be established in the state, and such an environment would be created that no one has to mitigate from the state for work. Claiming that while Jharkhand powers the nation with coal, the people of the state have remained poor. He promised that if the BJP is voted to power, it will make Jharkhand the most prosperous state in the country. 

Taking a dig at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi in Giridih election rally, Amit Shah said that Sonia Gandhi tried to launch her son 20 times, and her Rahul plane was going to crash on the 21st attempt in Jharkhand. He claimed that the JMM-led alliance has been shown the exit door in the first phase, adding that results are out, and that BJP is going to form a government. 

Alleging that the ruling JMM-led alliance has turned infiltrators into its vote banks, he echoed that BJP will wipe out Naxalism and infiltration in the state, and will also check illegal immigration, if voted to power.

In addition, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also accused the waqf board of grabbing farmlands. He said that in Karnataka , Waqf board have devouered assets of the entire village, 500 years old temples, and grabbed farmlands. Asking whether changes are required in waqf boards, he said that the BJP will pass a bill in Parliament for amendment to Waqf Board Act, even if Hemant Soren and Rahul Gandhi oppose it. 

The first phase of Jharkhand Assembly Election was held on November 13, and the second phase will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi felt the red book of the Constitution which the Congress leader carries was blank as he never read it.  He was addressing a rally in Maharashtra’s Nandurbar.

Rahul Gandhi stated that the Constitution contains the soul of India and the principles envisaged by national icons like Birsa Munda, Dr B R Ambedkar and Mahatma Gandhi. He claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that the Constitution which he shows in public meetings is empty because the Prime Minister has never read it.

Mentioning that BJP often says that he shows the red coloured Constitution, Rahul Gandhi said that the colour doesn’t matter to them, but what is written inside it. He added that they are ready to sacrifice their lives to protect it. He echoed that Congress wants adivasis, Dalits and backward classes to get representation in decision-making.

Reportedly, several BJP leaders in their campaign for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly election, have sought to link the red book displayed by Gandhi to urban Naxalism. Referring to the same, the Leader of Opposition alleged that PM Modi and the BJP were insulting the national icons by making such comments. He also charged that the BJP and RSS insult tribals by referring to them as vanvasi instead of adivasi.

He stressed that Adivasis are the first owners of the country and have the first right on water, forest and land. However, the BJP wants adivasis to remain in the jungle without any rights, he claimed.

Emphasizing on the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi’s (MVA) manifesto, the Congress leader said women, farmers and youth will be protected with provisions like Rs 3,000 monthly assistance and free bus travel, farm loan waiver up to Rs 3 lakh and Rs 4,000 per month assistance for unemployed youth.

Additionally, he also stressed on the demand for a caste census, underlining that it will help to ascertain the number of adivasis, Dalits and backward classes in Maharashtra and how much is their share in resources. He claimed that at present out of the eight per cent tribal population, their share in decision-making is only one per cent.

The Maharashtra Assembly Elections will be held on November 20. The counting of votes will take place on November 23.