Conspiracies at the foundation of those who rule: Akhilesh Yadav as Jayant Chaudhury set to join NDA

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 12 (ANI): With Rashtiya Lok Dal (RLD) president Jayant Chaudhury set to join the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said that the ruling party is so engrossed in power that their foundation is built on conspiring to break those alliances that are in Opposition.
"There are 'conspiracies' at the foundation of those who rule us. They do not have a moment of peace in their eyes," Yadav said in a post on 'X'.
Earlier in the day, Chaudhary said that there was no planning behind his decision to join the NDA, and it was taken after consulting all MLAs and workers from his party.
"...I took this decision after speaking to all the MLAs and workers of my party. There was no big planning behind this decision, or we had decided this a long time back. We had to take this decision within a short time because of the situation. We want to do something good for the country, our people," Chaudhary said speaking to reporters in Delhi on Monday.
Chaudhary said that Bharat Ratna awarded to his grandfather, Chaudhury Charan Singh, Jayant Chaudhury said that this honour is not just for the Chaudhury family and his party but for the entire country.
"We are elated with the honour of Bharat Ratna. This honour is not just for our family, our party but for the entire country. This is for the honour of all farmers, youths, poor of our country," he said.
There have been speculations about Jayant Chaudhary jumping ship to the BJP, giving a jolt to the INDIA bloc.
Earlier, lashing out at the opposition for questioning the timing of the announcement of Bharat Ratna ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Chief Jayant Chaudhary said if the ruling government wants to honour someone, "what is wrong?"
"Are they (the opposition) claiming that the government should not be awarding Bharat Ratna to anyone during the election year? On what basis did the ruling government or political parties take the decisions with regards to Bharat Ratna? It is where a political party will get the maximum political mileage and issues on which the emotions of the public are connected," he said.
Earlier last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that former PMs Chaudhary Charan Singh and PV Narasimha Rao will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, and, along with them, MS Swaminathan, also known as the father of the green revolution, will also be awarded the country's highest civilian award. (ANI)