‘Double-engine govt, double defeat’: Akhilesh Yadav questions timing of UP CM's 1.27 crore votes claim

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Sunday, accused the BJP of electoral injustice and questioned claims of missing votes in Uttar Pradesh. He said the issue had gained attention only after the ruling party lost the MLC election.

Speaking after arriving at Ramlila Maidan for the INDIA bloc's rally, Yadav said, "Limits of injustice have been crossed. Now, even the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh has himself admitted that 1.27 crore votes have been reduced. And when did he remember this? Only after he lost the MLC election."

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Taking a dig at the BJP's 'double-engine government' slogan, Yadav said the party had now become a "double zero". He alleged that the ruling party had refused to accept its defeat in the MLC election and approached the Election Commission to seek a recount.

Yadav said who had provided the data on the alleged reduction in voter numbers. He also questioned the party's claim that 1.27 crore Hindu votes were missing from the electoral rolls.

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"If a minister is making such a statement—and that too in Uttar Pradesh, the state from which the Prime Minister comes—then when is he making it? After someone has gone there and returned. So, who is being accused here?" he said.

Yadav also referred to claims that lakhs of beneficiaries were missing from voter lists and asked those people to join the INDIA bloc's protest at Ramlila Maidan.

"That means those people should also come to Ramlila Ground, because this is a movement against injustice and false promises," he said.