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UP politics heats up over Atiq poster, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya slams Akhilesh Yadav
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News18•18-10-2026, 16:06
UP politics heats up over Atiq poster, Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya slams Akhilesh Yadav
- •Politics in Uttar Pradesh intensified after posters of the demon king Ravana featuring the picture of mafia Atiq Ahmed appeared in Lucknow.
- •Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya countered SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, stating that the Samajwadi Party will be completely flattened in the 2027 assembly elections.
- •Maurya asserted that the BJP will remain in power at both the central and state levels not just in 2027, but all the way until 2047.
- •The Deputy CM expressed deep grief over tragic incidents in Kolkata and Gwalior while slamming the opposition for playing cheap politics over accidents.
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Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya stated that the BJP does not need to put up posters of criminals and mafias like Atiq Ahmed since he has already passed away, while noting that UP politics has heated up over these Dussehra-themed posters featuring the mafia figure.
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya predicted that following the 2026 Legislative Council elections and the 2027 general assembly elections, the Samajwadi Party will be completely flattened and will resort to blaming EVMs and the administration for their defeat.
Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya expressed deep condolences over the accident at the Chor Bagan Durga Puja Pandal in North Kolkata, West Bengal, and a separate incident in Gwalior where an out-of-control truck crushed devotees.
