'Akhilesh ji ka fear hai, BJP ka ant near hai': Posters with several slogans seen in UP's Amethi

NEW DELHI: Posters put up by Samajwadi Party leaders lauding party chief Akhilesh Yadav whilst criticising the Bharatiya Janata Party were seen in Amethi ahead of assembly by-polls in Uttar Pradesh.

The posters featured various slogans, including "Akhilesh ji ka fear hai, BJP ka anth near hai" (There is fear of Akhilesh ji and the end of the BJP is near) and "Jitna chunav taloge utna bura haroge" (The more you delay the elections, the worse your defeat will be).

#WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: Posters put up party leaders with several slogans, including 'Akhilesh ji ka fear hai, BJP ka ant near hai' seen in Amethi ahead of the Assembly by-elections in the state. pic.twitter.com/nv6QFG5TQ8

— ANI (@ANI) November 12, 2024

The Election Commission has rescheduled by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab from November 13 to November 20. Recently, Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the BJP delayed the election to prevent voters affected by " Maha-Berozgari " in Uttar Pradesh, who had returned home during festivals from their work locations elsewhere, from exercising their voting rights.

In a post on X, Yadav said, "First the Milkipur by-election was postponed, now the dates for by-elections for the remaining seats have been announced. The BJP was never so weak. The fact is that due to 'Maha-Berozgari' in UP, people move to different parts of the country for work."

टालेंगे तो और भी बुरा हारेंगे!

पहले मिल्कीपुर का उपचुनाव टाला, अब बाक़ी सीटों के उपचुनाव की तारीख़, भाजपा इतनी कमजोर कभी न थी।

दरअसल बात ये है कि उप्र में ‘महा-बेरोज़गारी’ की वजह से जो लोग पूरे देश में काम-रोज़गार के लिए जाते हैं, वो दिवाली और छठ की छुट्टी लेकर उप्र आए हुए…

— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) November 4, 2024

Recent political discourse in the country has witnessed numerous poster and slogan exchanges. In August, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath gave the slogan of 'Batenge toh katenge' while holding a rally in Agra. In October this year, posters with the same slogans were also seen in Maharashtra, where assembly elections are scheduled for November 20.

In response, SP put up the posters reading, "Mathadheesh kaatenge aur baatenge, PDA jodegi aur jeetegi (Head of the Mathh will divide and cut, PDA will unite and win)".

A total of 9 assembly seats will go to by-elections in UP including Meerapur, Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Karhal, Sishamau, Phulpur, Katehari, and Majhawan.