SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav opposes ONOE, says ‘They’ll also finish EC’

September 19, 2024

Lucknow: Lashing out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the One Nation, One Election initiative, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said that if it is truly BJP’s intention to avoid expenses then, why does the BJP carry out so many rallies.

He added that tomorrow the BJP will also question the need for an Election Commission (EC) in the country saying that a lot of expenditure is made on EC officers.

लगे हाथ महाराष्ट्र, झारखंड व यूपी के उपचुनाव भी घोषित करवा देते।

– अगर ‘वन नेशन, वन नेशन’ सिद्धांत के रूप में है तो कृपया स्पष्ट किया जाए कि प्रधान से लेकर प्रधानमंत्री तक के सभी ग्राम, टाउन, नगर निकायों के चुनाव भी साथ ही होंगे या फिर त्योहारों और मौसम के बहाने सरकार की… pic.twitter.com/AfIfhhlVWS

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) September 18, 2024

“After the One Nation, One Election is implemented, they will point out that there is no need for the Election Commission and that a lot of money is spent on the EC officers. If One Nation, one Election gets implemented officers and workers will be brought through lateral entry, and they will be outsourced. If they really want to save the expenses why does BJP conduct so many rallies?” said the SP chief.

Meanwhile, many prominent leaders of the opposition parties slammed the centre over the One Nation, One Election initiative. Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh said that the BJP is a party of one nation, one corruption and one nation, one commission. He added that the BJP is running fake propaganda that a lot of money gets wasted in holding elections to evade accountability.