In tears, Akash Agarwal leveled serious allegations against the administration and even stated that he has lost all faith in the system; consequently, he intends to embrace Islam next month at the Shahi Eidgah in Lucknow.
उप्र: ‘इस्लाम कुबूल कर लूंगा, सिस्टम से भरोसा उठ गया”, कैमरे के सामने फूट-फूटकर रो पड़े, MLC उम्मीदवार डॉ. आकाश
During the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections, Akash Agrawal, the Samajwadi Party candidate for the Agra Division Teachers’ constituency, broke down in tears. While weeping, he leveled serious allegations against the administration, stating that he had lost all faith in the system—to the extent that he declared he would convert to Islam next month at the Shahi Eidgah in Lucknow.
Agrawal alleged that his campaign managers and supporters across all 12 districts were being picked up by the authorities at will. He claimed that officials were spreading rumors, leveling accusations, and using abusive language.
Furthermore, Agrawal remarked that he felt as though he were being treated like a terrorist who had arrived from Pakistan. He emphasized that while winning or losing the election was of little consequence to him, he was deeply hurt by the treatment his supporters and family had been subjected to.
Additionally, Agrawal alleged instances of booth capturing. He claimed that at booth number 20 in Khairagarh, the nephew of the BJP candidate seized the polling station—an incident for which he has already submitted video evidence to the Commissioner. He further alleged that in Khairagarh, the presiding officer ordered all voters to leave under the pretext of a meal break and then locked the room. He also reported incidents of booth capturing in Fatehabad and at booth number 40 in Chhata.
It should be noted that polling for 11 seats in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council took place on Friday, October 23. These seats comprise five ‘graduate’ constituencies and six ‘teachers” constituencies. The graduate constituencies include the Lucknow, Varanasi, Agra, Meerut, and Allahabad-Jhansi divisions, while voting for the teachers’ constituencies was held across six divisions.
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