Lucknow, December 20: The Samajwadi Party (SP) national president and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav once again launched a major attack on the Uttar Pradesh government in the codeine case.
He said that the government is hiding important information in the codeine case. More than 118 FIRs filed in 36 districts of the state tell the story of the illegal cough syrup trade and who could be behind this scandal.
Akhilesh Yadav was addressing presser at the party headquarters (HQ) on Saturday. He said that many photographs are being shown in the codeine case. If we accept the photographs as true and the person standing with me is the mafia, then my photograph is with the Chief Minister, my photograph is also with the Deputy Chief Minister, and my photograph is also with him. If you look at my photograph and the Chief Minister’s photograph, who will you find to be the mafia? I can understand the government’s compulsion in the codeine case.
The SP president said, “We demand that bulldozers be run on all those whose pictures are with me and the accused.”
Earlier, Akhilesh Yadav honored soldiers Ramchandra Yadav, Nihal Singh, and several other military personnel who served the country by waving shawls. He said, “We are fortunate to have the opportunity to honor those who contributed to achieving independence and those who worked to preserve it.”
Akhilesh also took aim at permanent employment in the army and raised the demand for the Ahir Regiment. Regarding the demand for a National Military School in the state, he said, “I have already written a letter to the Delhi government regarding this, and I again demand that military schools be increased in Uttar Pradesh, as there is not a single military school in Uttar Pradesh.”
He said, “Don’t be confused about the difference between a Sainik School and a Rashtriya Military School. Sainik Schools exist in many places, but there is no Rashtriya Military School.”
He pointed out that there are two Rashtriya Military Schools in Rajasthan, two in Karnataka, and one in Himachal Pradesh. In this way, there are only five National Military Schools. Our demand is that when the Prime Minister of the country and the Defense Minister are from Uttar Pradesh, we will demand that a National Military School be established in Lucknow.
Leader of the Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey, National Spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary, senior leader Uday Pratap Singh, MLA Atul Pradhan, Pooja Shukla, etc. were present during the meeting.