Lucknow, Nov 13 (PTI) Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Yogi Adityanath-led BJP government over the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, saying the claims of the ruling party on women’s empowerment had become “mere slogans”. .

Barely a week before elections to nine state Assembly seats, the former chief minister highlighted the efforts made by the Samajwadi Party when it was in power in Uttar Pradesh, including free distribution of over 18 lakh laptops to students to improve their situation. educational standards.

In a press release, the SP leader said, “BJP’s claims about ensuring women’s safety are false. The government cannot cite a single achievement based on facts and reasoning. Any attempt to discredit the initiatives undertaken during the tenure of the Samajwadi Party will be doomed to failure.” He highlighted several incidents, including the Hathras rape case, to question the BJP’s commitment to women’s safety. Yadav alleged that the Hathras rape victim’s “family was denied the right” to perform her last rites.

“The incident of gang rape at BHU involving individuals linked to the BJP IT cell was hushed up and efforts were made to protect the accused,” Yadav alleged.

Citing NCRB statistics, he said crimes against women are highest in Uttar Pradesh, indicating the state’s inability to tackle such crimes. “Women are not safe even in police stations and several cases of female police officers being attacked have been reported,” Yadav added.

To highlight his government’s initiatives for education and women’s empowerment, Yadav mentioned the introduction of unemployment benefits, financial support for girls’ education and free textbooks for students. from first to eighth grade.

“Our government’s record in promoting educational and financial support to girl students remains a challenge for the BJP regime,” he said.

The Samajwadi Party statement also referred to projects such as 1090 service for women’s safety and 108 ambulance service which provides quick hospital transport for accident victims.

“The BJP has transformed the international referral service Dial 100, launched to ensure immediate response from the police, into a corrupt system under the name ‘112’,” Yadav alleged, adding that the ‘Romeo Squad’ initiative of the BJP for Women Safety is nowhere to be found today. .

Referring to the dismissal of women workers engaged in the Dial 100 service last year, he called it “inhumane”, adding that these women workers were “forced to sit in protest in cold and rainy conditions during Diwali .

“The Samajwadi Party supported them during these difficult times,” he said.

The Samajwadi Party leader slammed the BJP for its “false promises” and alleged that in Yogi Adityanath-ruled Uttar Pradesh, women’s lives remain precariously insecure. He claimed that attempts to mislead the public would not succeed as “the truth is that girls are more afraid under the BJP regime”. Taking to social media, Yadav shared a report citing the comments of women protesters in Prayagraj who are staging a sit-in against the UP Public Service Commission (UPPSC) and praised them for their courage.

Polls will be held on nine state assembly seats on November 20 and the Samajwadi Party is contesting all of them as it faces the BJP for eight seats and its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal for one. The Bahujan Samaj Party was also in the fray. The Congress is not contesting the indirect elections and is not supporting its INDIAN bloc partner, the Samajwadi Party.

Votes will be counted on November 23.

Eight of these seats fell vacant after their MPs were elected to the Lok Sabha. The Sisamau seat bypass comes as Samajwadi Party MP Irfan Solanki was convicted in a criminal case. PTI KIS NSD NSD

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