Samajwadi Party promises to implement urban employment guarantee scheme if it wins Uttar Pradesh local body polls

The Samajwadi Party on April 25 said it will implement an urban employment guarantee scheme in Uttar Pradesh on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme if it wins the upcoming civic polls.

The Samajwadi Party on April 25 said it will implement an urban employment guarantee scheme in Uttar Pradesh on the lines of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme if it wins the upcoming civic polls.

The urban local body polls will be held in two phases — on May 4 and 11. The counting of votes will be taken up on May 13.

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The main Opposition party also promised to set up Samajwadi canteens and grocery stores, and yoga centres across the State, make Gaushalas self-sufficient, and probe the house tax assessment "scam".

The appeal, which was signed by party chief Akhilesh Yadav, accused the ruling BJP of promoting corruption in the urban bodies.

“Though BJP has been in control of most of the local bodies for a long time, the development work has stopped and people are suffering due to corruption,” Mr. Yadav said.

“The ‘jumla’ of smart cities was tossed around a lot by the BJP, but the reality is exactly the opposite. In the name of cleanliness, only scams are happening,” the SP chief said.