UP CM Akhilesh Yadav accuses BJP of having 'dual character'

Sant Kabir Nagar (UP), Dec 17: Accusing BJP of being double-faced, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today said that while the party was talking about going to Mars, its people were raking up issues like "love jihad" and religious "conversion" to create a divide in the society.

In an apparent reference to BJP MP Yogi Adityanath, Yadav said, "There is one Baba who is mischievous. He is the one who keeps raking up issue of love jihad and conversion, while BJP is talking about reaching Mars. This indicate towards its dual character."

The chief minister was addressing a public meeting at Bakauli village, where he had come to lay the foundation stone of the district hospital. Referring to law and order situation in the state, Yadav said that his government was making arrangement that police reach the spot within 15 to 20 minutes of the incident.

"Such system has been launched in Lucknow and Kanpur," he added. Targeting media, the CM said that the riots in other states do not find place on Television, whereas small incidents of UP were blown out of proposition.

PTI