samajwadi party national president akhilesh yadav has just finished meeting people from rae bareli and is sitting in his office scrolling his phone just 560 days left he says a party worker sends me alerts on how many days are left for the yogi government he tells toi in an interview as he lays out his plans to counter the bjp at the assembly elections in 2022 excerpts q lot of leaders including former ministers and mps from different political parties have joined you recently a not only the political class but the whole state knows that the resentment against bjp government is brewing their choice is samajwadi party as the future is oursq what is your strategy to mobilise masses in your favour will there be another cycle yatraa no plans for yatras as of now i have decided to stay among the masses and go to them as much as possible in the last one month i have toured at least two dozens districts i meet people discuss their issues and promise to fight for themq what is the feedback from the peoplea the common man is upset so are bjps own people is it not a manifestation of frustration if nearly 150 mlas revolt against their own government in the floor of the houseq what could be the reason for thisa the political leadership is busy spewing venom and hatred while ias officers overburdened with event management from melas to exhibitions and other frivolous eventsi recently protested against the farrukhabad cmo because he had held up financial assistance of victims of the bus tragedy in kannauj which saw over 60 passengers dead the state machinery has stopped functioning the forthcoming state budget will be an exercise in futility and farmers are frequently committing suicidesq you have been saying that you have ideas to counter politics of communalism how will you do thisa vikas hi harayega sampradiyakta ko only development will defeat hatred and communalism people want progress peace and development against hatred anger and bigotryq you are against the caa but you did not visit any of the protest sites in up including the one in lucknow at the clock tower a why are you asking this question dont you know samajwadi party was the first to declare kagaz nahi dikhayenge we will not show documents and then it became a nation refrainq but you did not meet any of the protestors a the protest in itself is strong this is the first time when an agitation is being led by women it is inspiring and motivating democracy has been strengthened furtherwe had witnessed a few social movements by women but on the political front this is first time when women and young girls of colleges and universities are on the streets against the governments draconian and divisive agenda this is a new phenomenon of this century