Akhilesh likens BJP to Ravana on free bus travel promise

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday said that even Ravana did not deceive his sisters the way BJP has, as he alleged that the Uttar Pradesh government failed to honour its promise of free bus travel for women on Raksha Bandhan.

The Samajwadi Party (SP) president shared a video clip on X showing a mud-filled bus depot in Prayagraj, with people purportedly struggling to find buses on Raksha



Bandhan.

He claimed that women across the state on Friday complained about the unavailability of buses, lack of seats and buses not stopping at the designated points.

The Uttar Pradesh government had announced free travel for women accompanied by one person on all Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation buses from August 27 midnight to Friday midnight to facilitate their travel on Raksha Bandhan.