Politics heats up in UP on JP's birth anniversary, siege laid to stop Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh News / Politics heats up in UP on JP's birth anniversary, siege laid to stop Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh News - Politics heats up in UP on JP's birth anniversary, siege laid to stop Akhilesh

Uttar Pradesh News: Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav decided to visit JPNIC (Jayaprakash Narayan International Center) in Lucknow on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan on October 11, but the Lucknow administration cordoned off his residence. The road was sealed by putting barricades outside his house so that he could not go out. Due to this action, politics has once again heated up, in which Akhilesh Yadav directly targeted the Yogi government.

Akhilesh Yadav's tweet raising questions on the government

Akhilesh Yadav criticized the Yogi government on the social media platform 'X' and wrote, "This is the ostentatious Amritkal of independence in BJP rule, the wall was raised so that the public could not pay tribute." His tweet gave rise to a new debate that what is the government trying to hide?

Akhilesh further said, "This JPNIC is a museum of socialists, the statue of Jayaprakash Narayan is installed here, and inside it there are objects that help in understanding the idea of socialism." He raised the question that what is the government hiding behind the tin sheets? Is it that the government is preparing to sell JPNIC or is planning to use it for some other purpose?

Lucknow Development Authority (LDA)'s response

The Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) issued a statement on this matter, stating that JPNIC is currently a construction site. Construction material is spread randomly there, and the risk of insects has increased at the site due to rain. LDA also said that Akhilesh Yadav enjoys Z Plus security, so it is not safe to garland the statue and visit the site, considering his security.

Akhilesh Yadav's protest and painter's video

When Akhilesh Yadav reached the gate of JPNIC on Thursday night, he saw that tin sheets were installed there. After this, he shared a video in which he was asking a painter to write 'Samajwadi Party Zindabad' on the tin sheets. After this, he posted the picture written on the same tin on social media, which brought the matter into more headlines.

Political conflict and history

JPNIC was inaugurated by Akhilesh Yadav in the year 2016 during his Chief Minister tenure. The center was established in the memory of Jayaprakash Narayan, which also includes his museum. However, there was a change of power in Uttar Pradesh in 2017 and the Yogi Adityanath government stopped the work of this project after coming. Since then, this center has been in controversies, especially it has become a symbol of power struggle between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP.

Last year's events and garlanding

It is worth noting that last year also Akhilesh Yadav was not allowed to garland JP on his birth anniversary. Then Akhilesh took the bold step of reaching JP's statue by jumping over the wall. This year again the same scenario has come to the fore, in which the sealing of JPNIC and Akhilesh Yadav's opposition has once again brought it into discussion.

Conclusion

This controversy on the birth anniversary of Loknayak Jayaprakash Narayan not only holds political importance, but it has also brought JPNIC, a symbol of socialism, to the center of discussion. Akhilesh Yadav's allegations have further heated up the issue, while the Lucknow administration has said that the decision to seal it was due to security and construction reasons. This political confrontation clearly reflects the conflict between Jayaprakash Narayan's legacy, socialism and the policies of the current government.