Today is the birth anniversary of Jai Prakash Narayan. SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav has announced to lay wreath at Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan National Convention Center i.e. JPNIC. Akhilesh and Sarkar have come face to face in this matter. Akhilesh is adamant about wearing the necklace, the administration has made perfect arrangements to stop him.
Force has been deployed outside Akhilesh's house since morning. Barricading has been done. Strings are being laid. Akhilesh posted a home video on X and wrote – his every work is a symbol of negativity. Barricades have been put up outside the house to stop us. SP asked – Is Akhilesh being put under house arrest? Yogiji please clarify.
Meanwhile, the government has issued a letter regarding Akhilesh's programme. Said- JPNIC may have animals due to rain, so offering garlands is not safe.
The incident started at 10 pm on Thursday. Akhilesh posted a video on X, in which workers were seen erecting a wall of tin sheds at the JPNIC gate. He wrote- It is not a sign of civilized people to stop paying tribute to someone. Then reached JPNIC twice between 11:15 to 11:30 pm. He said to ACP Vikas Jaiswal- Let's see how long you can stand?
Barbed wire is being laid outside Akhilesh's house.
This is the second time that the Akhilesh government has come face-to-face on the birth anniversary of Jai Prakash Narayan. Last year the gate of JPNIC was not open so Akhilesh jumped the gate and entered. In fact, the construction of JPNIC was initiated by the SP government in 2013. When the Yogi government came to power in 2017, an inquiry into the construction began.
Since then the construction has been incomplete. Public access is also closed here. Citing it, the government does not want to let anyone in. Calling it a creation of the SP government, Akhilesh is adamant about paying floral tributes to the statue of JP installed inside.
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Akhilesh asked – What does the government want to hide by building a tin shed?
Akhilesh said – every year SP people used to gather here on the birth anniversary of the great socialist Jai Prakash Narayan ji. This is not happening for the first time. Every year socialists wear necklaces. Used to express one's thoughts. A great leader, who raised the slogan of total revolution. He did not bow down to the government of the day and there came a time when his complete revolution changed the politics of the country.
What is the government really trying to hide by putting up this tin shed, is it planning to sell it or give it to someone? Stopping the work, spoiling the work and then destroying the work or writing that the building is under construction, entry is prohibited, what is this? Look, here sits a painter. He might have been given money.
2 minutes ago
Akhilesh asked for paint, said – I want to write Socialist Zindabad
Akhilesh asked the painter sitting near the JP center for paint. He said- give me some paint and your brush. Activists have to write here – Socialist Zindabad. Akhilesh also asked the workers to give money to the painter. The workers took red paint from the painter and painted the notice written by the administration on the wall of the tin shed. Next to it was written Samajwadi Party Zindabad.
5 minutes ago
SP said – We will not bow down to dictators
JP center has been sealed.
The Samajwadi Party targeted the government. Wrote on X- BJP government is continuously attacking democracy. The UP government's attempt to lock JPNIC again on Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan Ji's birth anniversary is highly condemnable.
Not paying floral tributes to the statue of Jaiprakash Narayanji shows the dirty politics of BJP. This anti-people government has insulted great men by ruining development work like JPNIC built in Lucknow. Socialists will not bow to these dictators.
6 minutes ago
Akhilesh jumped the 8 feet gate
Last year, the force was on alert from morning to stop Akhilesh outside the gate of JPNIC. LDA did not even allow Akhilesh Yadav to wear necklace. In the morning, the SP started the protest. About 500 SP supporters sat on strike at the gate.
Akhilesh also clashed with the policemen. More than 100 police forces tried to stop them. The gate was locked. A tin shed wall was erected. But, could not stop. Akhilesh entered JPNIC by jumping over a gate about 8 feet high.
Akhilesh garlanded the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan. Then they returned and jumped the gate and came out. Taking a dig at the government, Akhilesh said – if you tease, we will not leave.
8 minutes ago
Akhilesh said – What is the government hiding by putting up a tin shed?
9 minutes ago
Akhilesh posted a photo from outside the JPNIC gate at 11.50 pm
10 minutes ago
At 9.30 pm Akhilesh said – Withholding tribute is not a sign of civilized people.
Akhilesh Yadav was the first to share a video on X at 9.30 pm. In which workers are installing tin shed at the gate of JPNIC. Shortly after this he himself reached JPNIC at night.
11 minutes ago
SP said- Dictators will not bow down
The Samajwadi Party targeted the government in this matter. Wrote on X- BJP government is continuously attacking democracy. The UP government's attempt to lock JPNIC again on Loknayak Jai Prakash Narayan Ji's birth anniversary is highly condemnable.
Not paying floral tributes to Jaiprakash Narayanji's statue shows the dirty politics of BJP. This anti-people government has insulted great men by ruining development work like JPNIC built in Lucknow. Socialists will not bow to these dictators.
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