Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi.
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After the elections for one-third seats in UP, the leaders of the opposition alliance India have openly come out on the emotional card. In joint rallies, Akhilesh focused on the statements of Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) while Rahul Gandhi focused on the Constitution. Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh also did not miss to target the BJP through the regressive symbols of the caste system.
The opposition alliance is trying its best to inculcate in the minds of those taking advantage of reservation that the Constitution will be in danger if the BJP comes to power for the third time. If the Constitution is in danger, reservation will also be lost. In the joint rallies of Kannauj and Kanpur, Rahul Gandhi shouted that we will not let anyone lay hands on destroying the book of the Constitution.
Now it is a different matter that not only the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whom they are accusing of destroying the Constitution, but even their ideological nurturer Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that the Sangh is a supporter of reservation. Rahul is focusing himself more on jobs, land and constitution. Also accepted the mistakes made by Congress in the past.
Wherever politicians are getting the opportunity to play the emotional card, they are making full use of it. Akhilesh Yadav had contested the first Lok Sabha election from Kannauj and referring to Mulayam Singh Yadav’s visit there at that time, he said that Netaji had appealed to make me (Akhilesh) the leader in that election. Overall, by playing this emotional card, it also served to give emotional warmth to Netaji’s “relationships” with the people of Kannauj.
Sanjay Singh once again raised the issue of the Chief Minister’s residence being washed with Ganga water after the departure of the Samajwadi government and through this he attacked the symbols of the caste system against Dalits and backward classes.
Akhilesh Yadav also said that the socialists built the highways of UP, but never got these highways washed. Let us tell you here that Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi is also targeting BJP by mentioning the martyrdom of her father Rajiv Gandhi in meetings at various places.
