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UP Poster War: 'Azam, Atiq, Mukhtar Ran Govt' – SP Faces Statewide Attack Ahead of Elections.
- •A statewide poster campaign against the Samajwadi Party has erupted in Uttar Pradesh ahead of assembly elections.
- •Posters featuring Atiq Ahmed, Azam Khan, and Mukhtar Ansari question the Akhilesh government's tenure, claiming 'Azam, Atiq, and Mukhtar, they ran the government.'
- •The campaign, seen in Lucknow, Unnao, Etawah, and other cities, alleges 'Akhilesh's mafia, mafia's Akhilesh,' accusing the SP of mafia dominance.
- •Posters listed alleged mafias from the SP era under 'One District, One Mafia,' with names like Yakub Qureshi and Anil Dujana.
- •Specific allegations include Azam Khan's alleged buffalo theft, Nawab Singh's rape accusation, and Atiq's alleged abductions.
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The posters featured pictures of Atiq Ahmed, Azam Khan, and Mukhtar Ansari, bearing slogans like "Azam, Atiq, and Mukhtar, they ran the government" and "Akhilesh's mafia, mafia's Akhilesh." They alleged that mafias dominated during Akhilesh Yadav's tenure and listed region-wise figures under a "One District, One Mafia" theme.
The posters targeting the Samajwadi Party were put up in various cities across Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, Unnao, Etawah, Sitapur, Bareilly, Meerut, Azamgarh, and Ghazipur.
The posters highlighted regional figures such as Atiq Ahmed, Azam Khan, Mukhtar Ansari, Gulshan Yadav, Mitrasen Yadav, and Rizwan Zaheer in Awadh. They also referenced incidents like Ramakant Yadav's connection to the Azamgarh poisonous liquor case and Atiq's alleged involvement in abductions.
