Samajwadi Party Legislator Manoj Kumar Singh alleged that BJP, BSP and Congress have made a "tacit understanding" with Independent candidate Brijesh Singh.
With BJP not fielding any candidate from Varanasi Local Authority constituency, an Samajwadi Party leader today strangely asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to direct his party workers to support his sister, the only woman nominee contesting Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council election.
Samajwadi Party Legislator Manoj Kumar Singh alleged that BJP, BSP and Congress have made a "tacit understanding" with Independent candidate Brijesh Singh, who faces several criminal cases and is lodged in jail, to ensure his victory in the biennial election.
Mr Singh's sister and Zila Panchayat member Meena Singh is the Samajwadi Party nominee and she is pitted against Independent candidate Mr Singh, besides three others.
The Samajwadi Party Legislature also appealed to PM Modi to vote for his sister even as he questioned BJP as to why it has not fielded any candidate from the constituency.
The Samajwadi Party Legislature from Syed Raja constituency in Chandauli district said PM Modi, who represents Varanasi in Lok Sabha and is a voter in the council election, should vote for his sister so as to elect a "clean face".
Polling for the Legislative Council election will be held on March 3 and counting of votes on March 6.
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