UP ex-CM Akhilesh Yadav alleges misuse of govt machinery

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has accused UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his ministerial colleagues of misusing government machinery and offering allurements during campaigning for the municipal polls.

“There is open misuse of official machinery in the ongoing poll process. The BJP leadership is openly violating the model code of conduct and harming the chances of free and fair elections,” he said in a statement. “The chief minister and his ministerial colleagues are offering allurements like lakhs of jobs to the youth, roof over heads of all, free power connections and street lights during their election meetings. Will these efforts to woo voters not affect the impartiality of the polls?” he asked.