Settlement. Samajwadi Party leaders and workers in the district, under the leadership of District President and Basti Sadar MLA Mahendranath Yadav, took out a foot march to the Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar statue at Kateshwar Park as well as the Bapu statue at Gandhikala Bhawan, 'Save Democracy, Save Constitution, Save Vote, Save Country'.
In March, when thousands of socialists took to the streets with placards in their hands, there was a traffic jam in the city. The workers raised slogans in support of the democratic system and protection of the Constitution. The leaders appealed to the people to be aware of their rights and franchise.
During this, SP workers demonstrated and raised slogans of “vote thief”. Describing the foot march as historic, SP District President and Sadar MLA Mahendranath Yadav said that it is necessary to ensure the security of every citizen's vote and fairness of the election process.
Taking seriously the questions and apprehensions arising in the minds of the general public regarding the electoral system, the election process should be made completely transparent and accountable. An independent and impartial investigation should be conducted into the allegations being made against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Mahendranath Yadav expressed his gratitude for the appreciation of the historical foot march of Basti by the national Akhilesh Yadav.
MLA Rajendra Chaudhary, Kavindra Chaudhary 'Atul', former MLA Rajmani Pandey etc. said that transparency is necessary in the election process. Mainly Rajaram Yadav, former MLA Ram Jiyavan, Vijay Vikram Arya along with thousands of socialist workers and officials participated in the foot march.