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Once again the phase of statements has intensified in the politics of Uttar Pradesh. As soon as he took charge in BJP, Basit Ali has launched a scathing attack on Samajwadi Party (SP). He has challenged SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav and said that if he has the courage, he should declare Azam Khan as the Chief Minister candidate for the upcoming assembly elections. This statement of Ali has created a stir in the state politics and has started a debate regarding new equations within the SP.
BJP leader Basit Ali’s sharp attack on SP
After assuming his new responsibility in BJP, Basit Ali has adopted an aggressive stance and started cornering the opposition parties, especially the Samajwadi Party. Basit Ali said that Samajwadi Party has always been doing politics of appeasement and now they should clarify their words and actions in front of the public. He sarcastically said that in view of SP’s internal strife and the party’s soft attitude towards Azam Khan, it is necessary that the truth comes before the public. This challenge of Ali can create a big political problem for SP, because there have already been reports of differences within the party in the name of Azam Khan.
SP cornered on the pretext of making Azam Khan the CM candidate
Taking aim at SP’s election strategy, the BJP leader said that Akhilesh Yadav is sidelining senior leaders of his party and is only promoting nepotism. He clearly said that if SP really claims to take everyone along, then they should prove it by putting forward a big leader like Azam Khan. There is discussion in political circles that this statement of Basit Ali is part of BJP’s well-planned strategy to break into SP’s Muslim vote bank. Basit Ali has also made it clear in his challenge that BJP will not allow this ‘vote bank politics’ of SP to succeed under any circumstances and the public will give them a befitting reply in the upcoming elections.
Political Analysis: Is it easy for SP to field Azam Khan?
Political experts believe that this statement of Basit Ali is not just a challenge but a deeply thought out move. Azam Khan has been one of the founding members of the Samajwadi Party, but due to his recent legal controversies and increasing distance from the party leadership, the SP has avoided taking any decision openly in his name. This move of BJP can put SP in double trouble. If SP announces him as its candidate, there is a fear that the party’s image will be tarnished due to controversies and if it does not, then a wrong message may be sent to the Muslim society that SP does not respect its old stalwarts. After this statement, the pressure has now increased on Akhilesh Yadav to clarify the position of his party.
Temperatures heat up in election environment, what will be the impact on the public?
After this strong challenge of Basit Ali, the election temperature of the state has started rising. BJP is now resorting to such aggressive statements to highlight the shortcomings of SP at the grassroots level. Although there has been no official response from SP yet, the churning over this statement has intensified within the party. Only the coming elections will tell what impact such issues will have among the public, but it is certain that Basit Ali has started the work of pushing the opposition on the back foot as soon as he took the lead from BJP. In the coming days, it will be interesting to see how SP faces this challenge and whether this ‘Azam card’ of BJP can cause any harm to SP or not.