(PTI)
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav today accused the ruling BJP of spreading “hatred” and trying to “divert people’s attention” through its campaigns for the civic polls in Uttar Pradesh. The former chief minister also criticised the Yogi Adityanath government for the plight of potato farmers and non-payment of arrears to cane growers, among others.
“Nothing should be expected from the BJP now… its foremost task is how to spread hatred, create problems and humiliate others. In order to divert attention of the people, the BJP leaders pick up brooms or wear masks,” he told reporters here. “The BJP blames others (for lack of development in the state), but now it is ruling Uttar Pradesh… most of the big cities had BJP mayors, but even the garbage has not been removed in the past 10 to 15 years,” the SP leader said.
“Except for picking up brooms (as part of the Swachcha Bharat Mission)… I don’t think the BJP has any direction,” he said. Stressing that his government had completed the Agra- Lucknow Expressway in 23 months, Yadav said that it was now the responsibility of the present dispensation to construct the Purvanchal Expressway. “This is the responsibility of the government… they will get funds from the Centre… Niti Aayog is also cooperating with them. They (BJP) were saying that they will connect Varanasi and Ayodhya, but they should at least start the work,” he said.
