Samajwadi Party plans youth manifesto for U.P. poll; party won’t break alliances
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav announced that his party will maintain its current alliances for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The party plans to release a youth-focused manifesto emphasizing education, skill development, and employment.
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The political strategy of the Samajwadi Party in India's most populous state significantly influences national political dynamics and social justice discourse.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party would not break alliances, asserting that its fight was against the Bharatiya Janata Party, which he accused of pursuing policies benefiting big business groups.
Addressing presspersons at the party headquarters in Lucknow, Mr. Yadav said the SP had always honoured its commitments. “The Samajwadi Party never breaks alliances. When we agree to move forward with others, we stand by them,” he said.
He said the party’s objective is to form a government committed to social justice, based on socialist ideology and solidarity with the ‘PDA’ — ‘pichhda’ (backward classes), Dalits and ‘alpsankhyak’ (minorities).
His remarks came a day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the SP’s definition of ‘PDA’ was constantly changing, referring to the party’s outreach to Brahmins.
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