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  • UP district panchayat chief polls: BJP used ‘force’, ‘kidnapped’ voters, alleges Akhilesh Yadav

    By PTI
    LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday charged the ruling BJP with making a mockery of the elections to the posts of district panchayat chief, alleging that it “kidnapped” voters and used “force” to prevent them from voting.

    The ruling BJP has claimed that the party-backed candidates emerged victorious on 67 of the 75 seats, the elections for which were held on Saturday.

    “To convert its defeat into victory, the BJP got the voters kidnapped, used force with the help of police and administration to stop them from voting,” the SP chief alleged in a party release.

    The BJP made a mockery of all democratic norms, something not seen earlier, he alleged.

    The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister said it is strange that while most results in the elections for the zila panchayat members were in favour of the Samajwadi Party, the BJP gained in the polls for the district panchayat chief.

    The complicity of officials has also come to the fore, he alleged.

    The SP chief said despite submitting a memorandum to the state Election Commissioner, no action was taken and alleged that the dictatorship of the ruling party was clearly visible.

    Citing the cases, he said pro-Samajwadi Party member Arun Rawat was kidnapped in Lucknow.

    SP candidate Vijay Laxmi was made to sit in the DM’s office and her husband MLA Ambareesh Pushkar was prevented from meeting her, he alleged.

    Samajwadi Party workers and women were subjected to indecency when they protested, he alleged.

    The SP chief added that the public is ready to give a reply for the “rigging” in the elections in the upcoming Assembly polls.

    Democracy will be restored only after the formation of the Samajwadi Party government and only then justice will be done, he added.

  • District panchayat chief polls: BJP-backed candidates’ victory due to PM’s welfare policies, says UP CM

    By PTI
    LUCKNOW: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday claimed the BJP-backed candidates have achieved a “historic victory” in the district panchayat chief polls and asserted that it was an outcome of the welfare policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

    The Uttar Pradesh BJP has claimed that the party-backed candidates won 67 of 75 seats of the district panchayat chief, the voting for which was held on Saturday.

    The polling for the seats had begun at 11 am and continued till 3 pm.

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    In a tweet in hindi, the chief minister said, “The historic victory of the BJP in the election to the posts of zila panchayat chairpersons in Uttar Pradesh is the result of the public welfare policies of the respected prime minister.”

    “This is the manifestation of public confidence in the good governance that has been established in Uttar Pradesh. Thanks to all the people of the state and a hearty congratulations for the victory,” he said.

    In another tweet, Adityanath congratulated the victorious candidates.

    “Hearty congratulations to all the winning candidates for the post of zila panchayat chairpersons in the three-tier panchayat elections. This victory of yours will give more strength to the panchayati raj system in India. Best wishes to all of you for a bright tenure,” he said.

    Chairpersons of 22 zila panchayats were declared elected unopposed on Tuesday.

    Of these, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) claimed to have won 21 seats.

    The state Election Commission did not announce the party affiliation of the winning candidates.

    The panchayat polls or those for district panchayat chiefs are not held on a party symbol but candidates enjoy the tacit support of various parties.

    Zila panchayat chiefs are elected from among the elected members of zila panchayats.

    The four-phase panchayat polls concluded in the state last month.