Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), declaring that the 2027 elections would be a defining moment for Uttar Pradesh and insisting that “every single vote will drive the BJP out.”
Speaking at a public meeting, Yadav claimed that the upcoming polls would mark a choice between restoring socialism and protecting democracy.
“The 2027 election will be the people’s choice, a choice to reinstate the socialist system. The Bharatiya Janata Party, which has destroyed institutions, will be removed through the democratic process of voting. Every single vote will drive the BJP out. When the BJP goes, democracy will be safe; when the BJP goes, the Constitution will be protected; when the BJP goes, reservations will be safeguarded, and when the BJP goes, inflation will be controlled,” he said.
Turning his criticism towards the government’s handling of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), Yadav accused the BJP of having failed to deliver on its promise of creating a fair and simple tax system. “After so many amendments, once again government had to amend the GST laws. The question is, from implementing GST till today, who are these people who have benefited?” he asked.
He added that while GST was presented as a tool to ease trade, in reality it has created complexities. “Every time, it was promised that GST would improve trade, but instead, several amendments were required. Now slabs are being changed in the name of giving relief to the poor. Profiteering habits are so deeply entrenched that no amendment can stop them,” Yadav said.
The SP chief argued that despite nine previous budgets under the BJP government in Uttar Pradesh, the condition of traders and the poor had not improved. He also accused the ruling party of double standards. “BJP is ‘Swadeshi’ for saying, but on the real ground, they are ‘Videshi’,” he alleged.
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Yadav further revealed that he had recently been issued a hefty fine.
“Yesterday, I received a document saying that I have to pay a challan (fine) of Rs 8 lakhs for my car. I didn’t even bother to look at the paper again because the government has cameras. My car must have been caught on their cameras, and they issued the challan. Now, in the background of this, the story would be that the system is being run by a BJP leader. I will trace him and find out – and I’m sure he will be from the BJP,” he said.
Yadav insisted that the BJP’s economic policies, coupled with its governance record, had left people disillusioned, and predicted that the electorate would deliver a clear verdict against the ruling party in 2027.
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