2024-05-01 22:46:40
Abhay Singh Rathore, Lucknow: Political temperature has increased in Uttar Pradesh. The reason for this is believed to be the Lok Sabha elections. The politics of UP has always revolved around caste equations. However, there used to be a time when along with caste equations, musclemen also had a say in the politics of the state or in other words, there was a time when mafia and musclemen were in circulation. Bahubali had the power to win or lose elections, form or topple the government. If we talk about the last few decades, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections will be the first election when no strongman is in the electoral fray. However, the families of the strongmen are definitely trying their luck in this election.
In fact, there is no political party which has not given tickets to people with criminal records. No one accepts this deliberate mistake. All parties claim that other parties give tickets to criminals. Whereas the strongmen in his own party reply that the crime has not been proven. There was a political case, etc. Not only this, the blame of criminalization has often been placed on the voters that it is they who make them win. But after the change of government in UP, the situation in the state has definitely changed in the last few years. On the other hand, after the death of Atiq Ahmed and Mukhtar Ansari, the fear of death has started haunting the mafia-turned-honorable musclemen.
Mukhtar Ansari’s brother’s fate at stake
At present, big mafias are either in jail or lying in silence. This is the reason why this time its impact is clearly visible in the Lok Sabha elections also. On a few seats, the families of the powerful people are definitely seen fighting in the election field. Mukhtar Ansari’s elder brother Afzal Ansari is in the election fray. But Afzal has been MP and MLA many times. This time Samajwadi Party has made Afzal Ansari its candidate from Ghazipur Lok Sabha seat. Afzal is going to contest his first election after Mukhtar’s death. But the way a large number of people had gathered at Mukhtar’s funeral, Afzal has an upper hand in the Ghazipur seat. Still, with Mukhtar Ansari tagging behind Afzal, the election of Ghazipur seat remains exciting.
Dhananjay’s wife in election field in Jaunpur
Similarly, politics is heated in Jaunpur seat also. After Dhananjay Singh‘s slogan ‘Jeetega Jaunpur, we will win’, Jaunpur seat has become high profile. Dhananjay Singh is not contesting the elections after getting a setback from the court, in his place his wife Srikala Reddy is contesting the elections. Bahujan Samaj Party has given ticket to Srikala Reddy. On the other hand, on Wednesday, former MP Dhananjay Singh was also released from Bareilly jail. After being released from jail, Dhananjay has alleged that he was implicated in a fake case. Along with this, he has talked about joining the election campaign for his wife. At the same time, Abhay Singh, who was once his best friend, has brought Dhananjay Singh into the limelight by calling him the don of North India.
The sword hanging on Brij Bhushan’s ticket
Some Bahubali are waiting with bated breath hoping for a ticket. Brijbhushan Sharan Singh’s name is also included in this list. BJP has not yet given ticket to Brij Bhushan. But Brij Bhushan is busy in the election campaign and making his claim. If Brijbhushan Sharan Singh gets the ticket, he will be the only candidate who is included in the list of musclemen. If experts are to be believed, BJP may give ticket to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh’s family members instead of him from Kaiserganj seat. However, it is not that no tainted person is contesting the elections this time. All the parties have given tickets to the tainted ones.
Samajwadi Party has fielded the most tainted candidates in the third phase. Whereas BJP and BSP have also given tickets to candidates with criminal cases registered against them. Maximum cases are registered against Congress candidates. In the third phase, 25 percent candidates with criminal cases are in the electoral fray. Out of these, 20 percent candidates have cases registered against them in serious matters.