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Akhilesh Yadav attacks BJP over women’s safety, Hathras case
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the BJP of failing on women's safety, saying people will not forget the 2020 Hathras gang-rape and murder case. Speaking in Lucknow, he questioned…
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday accused the BJP of failing on women's safety, saying people will not forget the 2020 Hathras gang-rape and murder case. Speaking in Lucknow, he questioned why the Centre has not implemented the Women's Reservation Bill, 2023, passed by Parliament.
Yadav announced that the SP's manifesto for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will include the Stree Samman Samriddhi Yojana, promising women Rs 40,000 annually, with the amount to be increased later. He also pledged to revive the party's laptop distribution scheme for girls who pass their Intermediate exams, aiming to eliminate insecurity.
He noted that a recent Japanese delegation was shown the '1090' women's helpline, a service started during the SP's tenure. The remarks set the stage for a high-stakes battle in Uttar Pradesh next year, with the BJP seeking a third consecutive term.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Uttar Pradesh, with 80 Lok Sabha seats, remains the biggest electoral prize in national politics. The SP's pledge of Rs 40,000 per woman annually, if implemented, would cost the state exchequer roughly Rs 30,000 crore a year, based on the number of eligible women voters. The Hathras case, which led to nationwide protests in 2020, is still being investigated by a CBI court. The next hearing is scheduled for May 2025.
The Women's Reservation Bill, passed in September 2023, reserves one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies for women. It requires a delimitation exercise and a census before implementation, which the government has not yet scheduled.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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