Upazila elections: Pakistan, Jinnah, Taliban dominate issues,
Pakistan, Jinnah, Taliban, these words are heard in the election debates and speeches of Uttar Pradesh. India's largest state in terms of population, Uttar Pradesh, is going to assembly elections. This is where the country's largest minority, the Muslim population, lives. Uttar Pradesh has no direct connection with Pakistan. Neither does Uttar Pradesh border Pakistan. But Pakistan and Jinnah are dominating the electoral atmosphere in Uttar Pradesh. In recent times, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in his first statement referred to Mohammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan and a part of India's freedom movement. Jinnah then came to the centre of political speeches and debates. During an interview, Akhilesh Yadav said, "Our number one enemy is not Pakistan, that is the BJP..." His statement also became the headlines of the media. At a political event of the Jat community in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "Our relati...