‘Samapt Party and Kaun Congress…’: Rajnath Singh’s dig at UP opposition

“The opposition refuses to accept that the whole of Uttar Pradesh is angry with them,” he said (File)

Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh):

Defense Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that after the Lok Sabha election results, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress will be called “Samat party ‘and’WHO respectively Congress.

Addressing an election rally in Saharanpur, the defense minister took a jibe at the state of the opposition and said: “The state of the Samajwadi Party is such that they keep changing candidates from Monday to Sunday. The Congress cannot find one. Any candidate for election. After 2024 results, SP will be ‘Samat The Party and Congress will “WHO Congress. “

Rajnath Singh addressed three election rallies in western Uttar Pradesh to balance the caste equation ahead of the first phase of general elections in 2024.

He further slammed the Congress and Samajwadi Party for recently spreading the idea that certain sections of society are angry against the BJP.

“In 2017, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress spread the narrative that backward castes were angry against the BJP. In 2019, it spread the narrative that Brahmins were angry against the BJP. In 2022, it spread the narrative that Jat “People are angry with the BJP.” By 2024, they (the Samajwadi Party and the Congress) are again trying to spread the narrative that Rajputs are angry with the BJP,” he said.

Rajnath Singh added: “The opposition refuses to accept the fact that the entire Uttar Pradesh is angry with them. If there is any problem, the BJP is capable of solving it. The Samajwadi Party and the Congress cannot provide any solution to any problem. “.

Talking about the problems of sugarcane farmers, he said the BJP government has been solving the problems of sugarcane farmers.
“I am sure if there are any farmers’ issues, UP CM Yogi Adityanath will resolve them,” he said.

Rajnath Singh further hit out at the Congress and Samajwadi Party for recently spreading claims that certain sections of society are angry against the BJP.

“In 2017, the Samajwadi Party and the Congress spread the narrative that backward castes were angry with the BJP. In 2019, it spread the narrative that Brahmins were angry with the BJP. In 2022, it spread the narrative that Jats were angry with the BJP. The narrative that the BJP is angry, in 2024 they (the Samajwadi Party and the Congress) are again trying to spread the narrative that the Rajputs are angry against the BJP,” he said.

The Samajwadi Party and the Congress, both members of the opposition India Bloc, are fighting as allies in the Uttar Pradesh polls.

The Lok Sabha polls will be held in seven phases starting from April 19. Uttar Pradesh, which has sent the highest number of MPs to the Assembly – 80 – will go to polls in all seven phases.

Elections for the 543 seats in the Lok Sabha will be held in seven phases starting from April 19. Nearly 970 million voters are eligible to vote in the general election. Counting of votes will take place on June 4.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 303 seats, while the Indian National Congress (INC) won only 52 seats.

In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won 282 seats, while the Indian National Congress (INC) won only 44 seats.

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