Lucknow, March 10 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday alleged that the poor and the weaker sections are facing injustice in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government.
In a statement issued here Akhilesh said, "From the police to the bullies and goons, everyone is torturing the poor. In Lucknow, the police thrashed an e-rickshaw driver during which he fainted. Similarly, in Chitrakoot, a rickshaw taken on loan by a driver was confiscated by a corrupt officer and a bribe of Rs 50,000 was demanded from him. The news of the rickshaw driver committing suicide after not being able to meet the demand is heart-wrenching."
He said that under the BJP government, news of suicide by the poor comes every day from somewhere in ...