Lucknow, May 1: Veteran Bollywood actress and Samajwadi Party leader Jaya Bachchan on Tuesday claimed that the person who is responsible for safeguarding the country is the one who is creating chaos. Bachchan made this statement in an apparent reference to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government. The actor-turned-politician also appealed to voters to come out in large number and vote in the 2019 general elections. Akhilesh Yadav, Jaya Bachchan Among Others in Samajwadi Party's List of Star Campaigners.

"Rakhwale ki zimmedari bahut zaruri hai aur bahut aham hai. Iss desh mein iss waqt jo mahaul hai, jo rakhwala hai wahi desh ke saath gadbad kar raha hai (At this point in time, the one who is responsible for protecting the nation is the one who is creating chaos and disorder)," she said while addressing a rally in Lucknow on Tuesday.

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Bachchan, who was in the city to campaign for Lucknow SP nominee Poonam Sinha, appealed to people to wholeheartedly welcome" the new entrant. In Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Rashtriya Lok Dal are contesting polls in the alliance, under which Akhilesh Yadav is contesting in 37 seats, Mayawati's party on 38 and RLD on Three. Polling in Lucknow will be held on the fifth phase of elections on May 6.

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