Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday, 20 April, accused the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government of bias in transfer and posting of officials across the state.
Speaking to reporters in Prayagraj, Yadav said, "In Agra, station house officers in 15 out of the 48 police stations belong to the PDA (backward, Dalit, minority) communities. The rest are 'Singh bhai log' (people of Thakur community). Similarly, in Mainpuri, out of the 15 SHOs, only three are from the PDA, while 10 are from the Singh community. In Chitrakoot, there are 10 postings only two from PDA, and five are from Singh community. In Mahoba, out of the 11 postings, three are PDA and six are Singh."
Yadav alleged that the BJP follows a "divide and rule" policy. "This party has always tried to divide people. Sometimes on the basis of religion, other times on the basis of caste," he said. Referring to recent incidents of communal violence in West Bengal, the Samajwadi Party chief claimed that such unrest is often orchestrated by BJP supporters.
"Whenever there is a riot, BJP's involvement is not far behind," he alleged.
Taking a dig at state minister Nand Gopal Nandi, Yadav said, "His language against me is so foul that no matter how many times he takes a dip in the Ganga, his sins won't be washed away. He must have taken the most dips. The then mayor Abhilasha Gupta wanted to join our party, but I personally refused her entry."
Reacting on Yadav's statement, Nandi said, "The close relationship between Samajwadi Party and the mafia is an indelible mark written on the forehead of time. In such a situation, talking about knocking on Samajwadi Party's door is not only a blatant lie but also a moral crime."
He said if there was an Oscar for speaking lightly and without facts, Akhilesh Yadav would have received it. "You are the messiah of the mafia and the patron of goons, every child in the state knows this. We have always strongly opposed anarchy and hooliganism of the Samajwadi Party. We have ourselves been its victims."
The minister said, "The involvement of Samajwadi Party leaders in the deadly attack on us on 12 July 2010 is a proven fact. The close association of both Samajwadi Party and mafia is an indelible mark written on the forehead of time. Akhilesh ji, it is your language, behaviour and sanskar that have made you irrelevant, unreliable and ridiculous among the public."
