'Mungeri Lal Ke Haseen Sapne' Or Rift In INDIA Bloc? Row After ‘Future PM Akhilesh’ Hoarding at SP Office

Amid tensions between INDIA bloc allies, Congress and the Samajwadi Party (SP), over seat sharing for the Madhya Pradesh Assembly election, an old hoarding declaring Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav as the ‘future Prime Minister’ of India has resurfaced outside the party’s Lucknow office.

The poster was put up by party spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan ‘Chaand’. The Same hoarding was put up by Fakhrul Hasan on the SP Chief’s birthday on July 1 earlier this year.

The poster came against the backdrop of Akhilesh Yadav’s accusation of “betrayal” against the Congress, giving fire to the speculation that all is not well between the two allies despite several interventions.

When asked about the timing of poster, Fakhrul Hasan said, “Akhilesh Yadav’s birthday is on July 1, but to express their love and respect towards their leader Samajwadi Party workers celebrate his birthday multiple times. Today, some party leaders and workers are celebrating his birthday.”

“Party workers are praying that Akhilesh Yadav becomes the PM of the country and serves the people…” he added.

Meanwhile, another INDIA bloc all, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav also reacted the poster and said, “every party has its own aspirations…Party workers can make whatever they want.”

SP is an ally in the INDIA bloc, that is an alliance of 28 political parties, formed to take on the BJP in the Lok Sabha polls in 2024. The alliance, however, has not declared the face of its Prime Ministerial candidate.

Mocking Yadav while reacting to the poster, BJP leader and minister in the Uttar Pradesh government Danish Azad Ansari said that no one can stop anyone from daydreaming.

“There is a saying, ‘Mungeri Lal Ke Haseen Sapne’. Nobody can stop anyone from daydreaming. But one should dream as per one’s capability. Under PM Modi’s leadership, our country is going ahead on the path of development. People of the country trust PM Modi and the country will definitely elect PM Modi as the PM for the third time.” Danish Ansari said.

Meanwhile, tensions have arisen within the INDIA alliance with Uttar Pradesh Congress unit chief Ajay Rai asking the former to withdraw from MP in favour of the grand old party as the Akhilesh Yadav-led party, he said, did not have any base there.

In response to it, the SP chief alleged that some “Congress leaders are siding with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)”, adding that he would not have trusted the grand old party if he had known that “Congress would betray them”.

He further said he was unaware of the fact that the INDIA bloc has been formed at the national level to defeat the BJP and the alliance partners are not fighting together at the state level.

(With ANI Inputs)