‘Talenge toh or bhi bura harenge’: Akhilesh takes jibe at Yogi Adityanath over rescheduling of UP byelections | Lucknow News – Times of India

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday took a jibe at chief minister Yogi Adityanath after the state government approved a new manual for appointing the director general of police (DGP). According to the new manual, the DGP will now be appointed for at least two years, and a nominating committee headed by a retired high court judge is mandated for the appointment.
Reacting to the decision, Yadav questioned the stability of the administration. In a post on X, he said, “I have heard that arrangements are being made to give a permanent post to a senior officer and extend his tenure by two years… the question is whether the person making the arrangement will himself stay for two years or not.”
Hinting at a potential power struggle, he added, “Is this an attempt to take the reins from Delhi into one’s own hands? Delhi vs. Lucknow 2.0.”
As per the new guidelines, a DGP can only be appointed if they have at least six months remaining in service.
Earlier, on Monday, Yadav had taken aim at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the rescheduling of by-elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Following the Election Commission’s decision to postpone by-elections in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, and Punjab from November 13 to November 20, Yadav commented, “Talenge toh or bhi bura harenge (If they postpone it, they will lose even worse).”
He alleged that the BJP had postponed the election to prevent migrant workers, who had returned home for festivals, from voting.
“First the Milkipur by-election was postponed; now the dates for by-elections for the remaining seats have been announced. The BJP was never so weak. The fact is that due to ‘Maha-Berozgari’ in UP, people move different parts of the country for work,” he said on X.
The Election Commission has previously rescheduled polling dates to encourage voter participation. On November 20, one constituency in Kerala, four in Punjab, and nine in Uttar Pradesh will vote, with counting scheduled for November 23, and final results expected by November 25.