SP MP Awadhesh Prasad makes fun of Yogi Adityanath and claims CM is ‘afraid’ of SP and PDA: ‘CM can’t think of anything’ | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: As political tensions escalate in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the November 20 by-elections, the Samajwadi Party (SP) MP has Awadhesh Prasad on Monday targeted Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Prasad alleged that Adityanath “has not been able to make any statement” against the SP-PDA (Pichhde, Dalit and Alpsankhyak) alliance for a month now, alleging that the chief minister’s silence was a sign of concern towards them.
Prasad’s comments come in the wake of Yogi Adityanath’s recent attack on the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, who labeled it a ‘production house of criminals and mafia’ and accused it of perpetuating violence and targeting weaker sections of society.
“Since it’s been a month CM Yogi Adityanath has been so afraid of SP and PDA that he cannot think of what statement he can make about us. The truth is that the Samajwadi Party has always fought to protect fundamental rights as enshrined in Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Constitution,” Prasad told ANI.
Prasad further accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of wanting to dismantle constitutional provisions like reservations, while asserting that the SP and PDA remain committed to public issues, dignity and development. “BJP is planning to scrap the provisions of the Constitution and abolish reservations. Those intentions will not succeed. PDA is fully prepared for that,” he said. Prasad criticized Adityanath’s statements and urged him to “adhere to the behavior of a chief minister, of a sadhu.”
Meanwhile, CM Adityanath, while speaking in Majhwan on Sunday, called the SP ‘the production house of mafia and criminals’, alleging that Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Yadav run and train these groups. “These mafia and criminals are there to appropriate people’s wealth. They are planning to harm the weaker sections and violate the dignity of women,” Adityanath said.
The political battle is intensifying as nine Assembly seats, including Sisamau, Katehri, Kundarki and Majhwan, prepare for by-elections on November 20, with results expected on November 23.