Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, accused of “EVM fraud” and “vote theft” on Tuesday, less than two days before the results of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections were set to be released.
The SP chief said that EVMs were being tampered with by Election Commission employees, and that he no longer believes the EC. “I don’t think the Election Commission will help me. People must struggle for democracy in some way on their own “During an emergency press conference in Lucknow, he stated.
EVMs were also being relocated without the candidates’ knowledge, according to the senior leader. “If EVMs are moved in this manner, we must be notified. The DM of Varanasi is transferring EVMs to local candidates without providing any information. Theft is what this is. Our votes must be saved. We may take it to court, but first I’d like to appeal to the people to help defend democracy “According to Yadav.
He further said that Yogi Adityanath’s top bureaucrat is summoning DMs to ensure that the counting process is slowed in areas where the BJP appears to be losing. “Exit polls are designed to give the impression that the BJP is winning. The BJP is terrified because the Samajwadi Party is gaining Ayodhya. This is the final battle for democracy “‘Find out who funds the corporations that conduct exit poll surveys,’ he urged, urging reporters to do so.
Shortly after exit polls predicted a resounding victory for the BJP in Uttar Pradesh on Monday, Yadav ridiculed the polls and claimed that the ruling party would be wiped out of the state when the results were announced on March 10.
“Allow them to show off everything they have. We have a majority, and we’re going to win “He asserted this while discounting forecasts made by certain television stations earlier. Akhilesh has been a vocal opponent of exit polls, referring to them as “opium polls.”
With nearly 300 seats, he claimed, the SP-led alliance will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh.
Anurag Thakur, a Union minister, reacted angrily to the claims, saying, “During polls, Akhilesh Ji realised that people aren’t serious about SP; persons on bail were more on their first list…He didn’t even wait until March 10 to say, ’10 March ko Akhilesh Ji kahenge EVM bewafa hai.'”
