Uttar Pradesh elections: Free education to girls from KG to PG, says Akhilesh Yadav

PRAYAGRAJ: Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of insulting youths and farmers of the state, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said his party would provide 11 lakh jobs and free education to girls from KG to PG after it storms back to power in Uttar Pradesh.
Sanguine about returning to power with a massive majority, Yadav claimed that voters have given mandate to the party in the just-concluded four phases of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls and would also ensure its resounding success in the remaining rounds.
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Addressing a public rally in Handia, Akhilesh also promised to restore the old pension scheme and announce caste census once the SP government is formed in the state. “The 2022 assembly polls are meant to protect the constitution... I assure that all the promises made in the party manifesto will be fulfilled... Farmers will be provided free power supply for irrigation and daughters who have cleared intermediate will be given Rs 36,000,” he said.
Claiming that electors have made up their mind to uproot the Yogi Adityanath-led regime in UP, he said that BJP leaders always spread lies and the double-engine government has only given inflation and unemployment to the people. Taking a jibe at a viral video of the Robertsganj BJP MLA doing sit-ups holding ears, the SP chief said that voters are not going to forgive the BJP government for its misdeeds.
Mocking the BJP for calling its senior leaders from other states like MP, Punjab, Haryana and Maharashtra, he said they have already started fleeing the state after sensing the party’s defat in the fourth phases.
About ‘Ka Ba Baba’ song that went viral on social media, Akhilesh said that people of the state are singing “Bye Bye Baba”. “Since the day we announced 300 units of free power, BJP leaders are in shock and their transformers have conked off.”