PM Modi’s interview before UP polls draws flak from opposition leaders
“Hello EC. You must have seen the political interview of Modiji. Now, please ensure voting tomorrow. There is nothing else you can do.”
SNS | New Delhi | February 10, 2022 3:34 pm
Rep. image (ANI Photo/ SansadTV)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interview with ANI a day before the first phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh has drawn sharp reactions from the leaders of opposition parties.
Harish Rawat, a Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Uttarakhand, posted a video on India’s only multilingual micro-blogging platform ‘Koo’ to take potshots at the PM. “There is a huge difference between what the PM says and what is the truth. His party (BJP) had no role in the freedom struggle of India, that is why always try to deride the Congress. This isn’t our fault,” he said.
The spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party, Fakhrul Hasan Chand, even questioned the credibility of the Election Commission. “Hello EC. You must have seen the political interview of Modiji. Now, please ensure voting tomorrow. There is nothing else you can do.”
Rohit Agarwal, the spokesperson of the Rashtriya Lok Dal, also raised questions about the PM’s interview a day before the polling. “BJP constantly finds new ways to influence the elections. Tomorrow is the first round of voting in Uttar Pradesh. The interview of the honourable Prime Minister is an open violation of the election code of conduct,” he posted.
Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Saturday welcomed the victory of the saffron party in Maharashtra Assembly election and the by polls in Uttar Pradesh as also its good performance in Jharkhand.
85 winning candidates won with 50 per cent votes and above of the total votes polled in their constituency while 149 winners won with less than 50 per cent of the total votes.
Shivpal skipped the meeting of allies that SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had convened earlier this week, making it clear that he was in no mood for rapprochement.
