Talking to media persons, Priyanka said that the BJP is now promising to generate employment but the question is what were they doing for the last five years? Why were jobs not given to the youth then? She claimed that women in UP are not safe and everyone knows about it.
The Congress party candidate, Mathur, who suffered multiple fractures in his left arm, was advised to have orthopedic surgery but he had postponed it till the polling in the first phase got over. The four-term MLA told TOI how he could be away from his constituency during campaigning. “Doctors advised me to get admitted for 10 days, which was not possible. I got it fixed temporarily and returned to campaigning and will go for surgery after the polling,” he said.
He said, “BJP has done nothing in the past five years. Sitting MLA Srikant Sharma, who is a cabinet minister too had miserably failed in fulfilling his duties for the people who voted him to power. He was hardly available in the town to listen to people’s voices.” He claimed to get an overwhelming response from the public and for Priyanka’s road show.
At present, Mathura is represented by Uttar Pradesh Energy Minister Shrikant Sharmawho is also in the fray as a BJP candidate against Mathur, who was elected from this assembly seat for the first time in 1985. Later he represented the seat for three consecutive terms — 2002, 2007 and 2012. Other candidates include a turncoat —SK Sharma, who joined BSP after BJP denied ticket to him and SP’s Devendra Agarwal,
Later, Vadra reached Agra’s Kheragarh for a road show in favor of party candidate Ramnath Sikarvar. Other candidates who are in the fray from the same constituency are — BJP’s Bhagwan Singh Kushawaha, SP’s Rautan Singh and BSP’s Gangadhar Singh Kushwaha.
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