Kranti Rath Yatra & Cycle Rally
State President of the Samajwadi party Akhilesh Yadav conducted a 3-day cycle yatra (march) from Noida to Agra to protest unauthorized land acquisition by the Mayawati government. His first day's journey was from Noida to Jewar and second day's was Tappal to Mathura. During his visit he assured farmers that no one can acquire their land without their consent and the first right on land is that of farmers.
Hundreds of cycles and a large number of youth travelled with him from Noida to Agra. His cycle and Kranti Rath Yatras set the momentum for the election. view the cycle rally
Young member of parliament and state president of the Samajwadi Party Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Singh Yadav launched his Samajwadi Kranti Rath Yatra on September 12, 2011 from Lucknow, keeping in mind the upcoming election in 2012. He started the first phase from Lucknow to Kanpur and second phase in Bundelkhand kranti rath Yatra Program. Due to corruption in the state, SP gen next leader yatra was a crowd-puller in the Bundelkhand region.
Assembly elections held in Uttar Pradesh in April 2012 saw the Samajwadi Party coming back to power with a landslide majority. The main issues during the election were Corruption and Development, both of which did not favour the then ruling party,BSP(Bahujan Samaj Party).
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