New girls of UP politics: Somebody stopped CM Yogi’s program, some were called ‘Pakistani’, now they will take ‘Panga’ in elections

Assembly elections are going to start in five states of the country from the coming February 10 and for this all the political parties have started their preparations. This time all the parties including BJP, Congress, SP, BSP are seen playing big bets on women leaders.

Priyanka Gandhi, who is heading the Congress party in Uttar Pradesh, has given the slogan of ‘Ladki hoon lad sakti hoon’ this time in the elections. Since then, the rest of the opposition parties are also now bringing women candidates forward in their list. At the same time, ruling party BJP has given tickets to 10% women leaders in its first list. SP is promoting strong women leaders and giving big responsibilities, so even after having women leaders in BSP, women candidates on the ground are negligible.

Read in the report of Bhaskar Woman, which political parties are giving opportunities to strong women this time. After all, what is so special about these women leaders who are showing so much faith in political parties.

1 – Pankhuri Pathak – Congress Party
The Congress party, which entered the electoral fray by giving the slogan ‘I can fight the girl’ in the assembly elections, has declared the list of candidates. Of these, 50 women have been given tickets. In the 2022 assembly elections, Congress party has given ticket to Pankhuri Pathak from Noida assembly seat. In this election, he will face senior BJP leader and Defense Minister Rajnath Singh’s son Pankaj Singh.

Pankhuri Pathak will contest against Rajnath Singh’s son Pankaj Singh.

Now let us tell you who is Pankhuri Pathak actually. Pankhuri is currently the Vice-Chairman of the Social Media Team of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee. She has been a student leader associated with the Samajwadi Party in 2010, she was made joint secretary after winning the election. Kranti was active in Rath Yatra with Akhilesh Yadav. Because of this, Akhilesh Yadav and Dimple Yadav were very much influenced by them. After being in controversies, left the Samajwadi Party and joined the Congress Party. Married to SP leader and former spokesperson Anil Yadav in 2019. This is Anil Yadav’s second marriage. Not only this, in 2021, Anil Yadav had resigned from the Samajwadi Party after Pankhuri was insulted in the party.

2 – Richa Singh – Samajwadi Party
Richa Singh, who stood second after contesting from the Prayagraj seat in the Western Vidhan Sabha, is emerging as a strong candidate of the Samajwadi Party this year as well. Though the party is yet to release its list of candidates, Samajwadi Party spokesperson Richa has already been given the command of Prayagraj’s Urban West Assembly seat.

Richa Singh is such a domineering leader who did not allow CM Yogi to enter the program.

Richa, who was the student union president of Allahabad University, had come into the limelight when she stopped today’s Chief Minister and then BJP MP Yogi Adityanath from attending a program of the university. In the year 2020, a case was registered against Richa and four people for spreading rumors in the university. In the year 2021, before President Ram Nath Kovind’s visit to Allahabad, SP leader Richa was put under house arrest.

3 – Sadaf Zafar – Congress
Sadaf Zafar, who has been jailed for protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA-NRC) brought by the Central Government, has been fielded by the Congress party this time. Sadaf has got the ticket for Lucknow Central seat, capital of Uttar Pradesh from women quota.

In the protest against NRC, Sadaf Jhafar ate sticks, remained in jail.

Let us inform that in December 2019, Sadaf had shown black flags while opposing the NRC. Sadaf was arrested by the UP Police during the protest. She is out on bail and is now contesting elections after she was booked for rioting and attempt to murder. Not only this, posters were also put up in his place to recover from Sadaf. His picture and home address were also written in it.

Sadaf later also alleged that he was beaten up by the policemen by pulling his hair and there was a lot of beating in the police station. He was given the tag of Pakistani on social media and everywhere. Sadaf, who has been in controversies, has actually been an actress and social activist as well. She has acted in director Mira Nair’s series ‘The Suitable Boy’.

4 – Pakshalika Singh – BJP
The Bharatiya Janata Party has given tickets to only 10 percent women in the first list of candidates released for the 2022 UP assembly elections. The party has fielded Rani Pakshalika Singh as its candidate from the Bah assembly seat.

Rani Pakshalika is one of the richest MLA of UP. She is the wife of Raja Aridaman Singh, a minister in the Samajwadi government. The family was earlier associated with SP but in 2017 they had joined BJP. It has been told in the affidavit filed in the Election Commission that he has movable and immovable assets of about Rs 58 crore.

Rani Pakalika will be the BJP candidate from Bah assembly seat. Voting will be held here in the first phase on February 10.

Pakshaalika is related to the princely state of Bhadawar falling in the ravines of Chambal. She is also called the queen of the rugged. Became an MLA for the first time in 2017, although in 2012 also contested from the Samajwadi Party in the UP assembly elections but could not win.

5 – Razia Khan – BSP
Bahujan Samaj Party has played a new bet this time to garner Muslim vote bank. Although women leaders have got negligible tickets across the state, but Razia Khan has managed to make a place in it. She is contesting this time from the assembly seat of Aligarh city.

Razia Khan will enter the electoral fray from the BSP party.

Razia, who has been associated with the BSP for a long time, had also claimed for the ticket in the last elections. She contested the mayoral election in 2012 but could not win. Her husband Irfan Rahm Ali is a builder by profession.