MEERUT: SP chief
Akhilesh
Yadav on Thursday made overtures to
BSP to support the SP-RLD alliance in Uttar Pradesh to “save the Constitution and democracy”. Yadav reached out to the Mayawati-led party while addressing a press conference in Bulandshahr, where he had gone to campaign for NCP candidate
K K Sharma
.
When he was asked a question about
Mayawati and her campaign, Yadav said, “We are all people with different colours. We have red, green, white… we would request even blue (BSP) to join. Ambedkrites should also come and support us,” he said. “If democrcy and the Constitution do not survive, what will happen to the rights of people?” he added.
Political analysts called Yadav’s appeal “an open invitation to Mayawati to join the SP-RLD alliance”. However, SP leaders remained tightlipped on the issue. To recall, in the 2019 general elections, Yadav had joined hands with Mayawati, once considered SP supremo Mulayam
Singh Yadav
’s arch rival. Mayawati and Akhilesh were nicknamed ‘Bua-Babua’ (aunt-nephew) by BJP.
Detailed coverageHowever, the duo parted ways after the
Lok Sabha
results with both Mayawati and Akhilesh alleging that they will contest the 2022 polls alone. According to analysts, if the two come together again, it would make the assembly poll scenario in UP interesting