Farm laws to eat into BJP' vote share drastically in UP, says SP MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq

Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq on Thursday said that the three contentious farm laws passed by the PM Narendra Modi-led NDA government will affect the BJP's vote share by as much as 50% in the upcoming UP assembly elections. Barq added that his party will come back to power with the majority as it stands in full support of farmers.

New Delhi: Samajwadi Party MP Shafiqur Rahman Barq on Thursday said that the three contentious farm laws passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government will affect the BJP's vote share by as much as 50% in the upcoming UP assembly elections. Barq added that his party will come back to power with a majority as it stands in full support of farmers.

Speaking exclusively to ETV Bharat, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, the MP from Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal said, "Due to three contentious farm laws, I think that BJP is set to lose more than 50% vote share in Uttar Pradesh and Samajwadi Party will return to power with a majority as we and our leader Akhilesh Yadav has always been standing and speaking in support of farmers."

On being asked that why are all parties have suddenly started focusing on Brahmin vote bank in UP, he said that Samajwadi Party has the support of all religions, we don't support one religion. We want the support of all religions and all sects, focusing on one religion will never help us to win. The party which banks on one community will definitely have to face the music in elections.

Speaking on AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi's decision to contest on 100 seats out of the total 403 assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, SP leader said, "It is a party of one particular state and they haven't been able to bring in another Member of Parliament. Their importance is confined to just one pocket and they won't be able to influence our vote share in UP as this time Muslims in the state are very alert, smart, and they will not let their vote go in vain."

Shafiqur Rahman Barq said Yogi Adityanath government's new draft Population Control Bill is just a political gimmick and it is just to polarize the vote bank. "It is Allah, who has created everything and blessed us to be born in this world. It is Allah who decides the number of lives on earth and such laws, if passed, won't be able to check population growth." he added.