BJP MP Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday defied a ban on his election meeting here by addressing it and accused the SP government of following a communal agenda.
Claiming that he was not allowed to hold meetings in Thakurdwara, Mainpuri and Nighasan where Assembly by-elections are being held, Mr. Adityanath addressed one of them using his mobile phone.
Later in the State capital, he defied police which had withdrawn permission to him to address an election meeting at Indira Nagar locality by appearing on the stage.
Mr. Adityanath accused the district administration of not allowing him at the behest of the Uttar Pradesh government.
“I had to address meetings at Thakurdwara, Mainpuri and Nighasan but the district administration did not allow me to do so. The district administration had withdrawn permission on directions of the government in an illegal way,” he alleged.
He was addressing a meeting at Munshipulia area in Indira Nagar locality in favour of BJP candidate Gopalji Tondon, who is contesting from Lucknow East seat vacated by BJP leader Kalraj Mishra.
Alleging that he was given notices as he was raising voice against “communal agenda” of the State government, Mr. Adityanath said in UP over 450 riots had taken place and that was enough to prove the communal agenda of the state government.
The Election Commission has issued a show-cause notice to the BJP MP for violating the model code.
