Yesterday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a roadshow in Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh along with Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Amit Shah was atop a vehicle decked with flowers and BJP posters. A large crowd participated in the roadshow and marched along with the vehicles across the streets of Prayagraj. People raised BJP flags. The roads were also decorated with BJP flags and balloons.
The 4-km long roadshow traveled through Allahapur, Matiyara road, Alopibagh, Madhwapur, Baihrana, Kotha Parcha, Ram Bhawan, Sulaki crossing, Bahadurganj, and Loknath areas. People came on their terraces to welcome them. BJP MP’s Keshri Devi Patel, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, and Anil Jain, besides party candidate from Allahabad North, Harshwardhan Bajpai, and Prayagraj mayor Abhilasha Gupta ‘Nandi’ were also on the open truck.
Amit Shah has been on a campaign trail for BJP for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. He addressed an election rally in Raniganj where he said that BJP and its allies would win the assembly elections by more than 300 seats.
“I have traveled across UP, and now I have come to Prayagraj. I have witnessed immense support for the BJP from the public. We are again aiming to come back to power by winning over 300 seats,” Shah said.
He went to praise UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s efforts to improve law and order in the state, the infrastructural development, and the provision of 24-hour electricity to the people.
“People are happy with the development. Farmers, as well as poor people, are attracted to PM Modi’s schemes. Yogiji has very efficiently made these schemes reach the bottom rung of society.”
Shah also targeted leaders of the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party in his speech. “Bua our Babuwa (aunt-nephew) have ruled UP for 15 years but could not even build toilets for the poor. While BJP has constructed toilets for 2.61 crore poor houses.”
The seven-phased Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh began on February 10. Prayagraj will go to the polls in the fifth phase on February 27. The fourth phase of the UP elections is happening today. Polling for the fifth, sixth, seventh phases will take place on February 27 and March 3 and 7, respectively.
Besides Uttar Pradesh, polling for assembly elections in Goa and Uttarakhand has recently concluded. Manipur will go to the polls in two phases- on February 28 and March 5. The counting of votes in all states will take place on March 10.
Published by: Khushboo Mehta
Edited by: Kritika Kashyap
