LUCKNOW: Flagged off on August 16 from Pilibhit, the Janakrosh Yatra by Samajwadi Party alliance partner Mahan Dal concluded in Saifai on Thursday. It culminated into a public meeting that was addressed by SP national general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav.
The Yatra is being seen as a part of SP’s strategy to reach out to caste sub sets, particularly non-Yadav OBCs.
Addressing the gathering, Ram Gopal Yadav attacked the Modi government for the national monetisation plan under which it plans to monetise government assets to fetch an estimated Rs 6 lakh crore. He attacked the UP government over the deteriorating crime scene in the state.
“Under the BJP government, everything has a price tag: from phone lines to roads and railways. All government assets are being sold. The time is not far when all public assets will be in the hands of a select group of four to five individuals,” he said. Ram Gopal said in UP people are canecharged for demanding justice and raising their voice for their rights.
Appreciating the efforts of Mahan Dal, Ram Gopal said its president Keshav Dev Maruya has given the call ‘Mahan Dal ne thana hai, Akhilesh Sarkar banana hai’ (Mahan Dal will ensure that Akhilesh government comes to power) and the response of the Janakrosh Yatra has confirmed that we all are heading in the right direction.
Maurya said his party’s association with SP was not opportunity based but for a bigger cause which is to safeguard the honour of the Dalits, backwards, poor and the deprived.
