UP is not ‘up’ but ‘down’, PM Modi attacks Akhilesh government
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attacked Akhilesh Yadav government during an election rally in Uttar Pradesh.
Lucknow, Feb 15: These days, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is relentlessly campaigning for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. On Wednesday, he attended a poll rally in Kannauj, UP. Once again he trained his guns on the newly formed Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance.
Attacking the ruling SP government in the state, PM Modi said that UP was 'down' everywhere. "English mei 'UP' ka matlab 'up' hota hai lekin aaj UP mei kahin up nazar nahi aata, sab down nazar aata hai (In English, 'UP' means 'up', but today, 'UP' is 'down' everywhere)," said the Prime Minister.
He told people attending the rally that the state was suffering from massive corruption. "Earlier bribes used to be taken for class III and IV jobs. We've done away with interview processes and this has put a check on corruption."
Commenting on the SP-Congress alliance, PM Modi said that Akhilesh Yadav has tied-up with the same party that once attacked his father Mulayam Singh Yadav. "Does Akhilesh ji even recall that the Congress attacked Mulayam Singh ji back in 1984? And he has allied with them only." "Akhilesh is not so experienced. The Congress is very cunning and Mulayam Ji knows it well," he added.
He
said
there
is
a
'silent' pact
between
the
SP,
Congress
and
Bahujan
Samaj
Party.
The
PM
said
that
the
Bharatiya
Janata
Party
is
committed
to
the
welfare
of
the
farmers
and
poor
in
the
state.
"We
are
committed
to
the
welfare
of
farmers
in
UP.
Our
government
would
waive-off
loans
of
small
farmers,
if
voted
to
power."
He added that the Congress leaders during their election rallies promised to build potato factories. "But they don't know that potatoes grow in fields, not factories."
The PM questioned the integrity of the SP government and their commitment towards empowering the poor. "Schools in UP do not have teachers in adequate numbers. Is this the way to empower the poor of India?" he asked. "I don't own a single car but these people who call themselves socialists, have many expensive cars."
The
PM
asked
the
voters
if
the
present
government
represents
the
poor
of
the
state
"Working
for
the
poor,
Dalits,
marginalised
and
underprivileged
is
my
government's
first
responsibility."
Rubbishing the accusation of the Opposition that because of demonetisation people suffered a lot, the PM said post note ban the BJP has won elections in Odisha, Chandigarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
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