Amit Shah attacks SP govt in UP; calls Rahul, Akhilesh 'princes'

At an election rally in Noida, UP, BJP President Amit Shah attacked Akhilesh Yadav's government in the state.

Noida (UP), Feb 6: Launching a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Sunday said that the Uttar Pradesh government has failed on all fronts and alleged there are "gundaraj and jungleraj" in the state and now corruption-ridden Congress has joined hands with the ruling party.

Voters will give a befitting reply to two "yuvrajs" (princes) who looted the state and the Centre, he said, referring to Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

Now both the "yuvrajs" are planning to loot the state, he said during a rally here for Noida candidate Pankaj Singh. Shah alleged that the "present state government is all failure and there are gundaraj and jungleraj in the state.

"Now, corruption-ridden Congress has joined hands with the ruling SP. Under the SP rule, everyday 1,500 dacoity, kidnapping, loot and other crimes take place in the state. People live under fear and terror," Shah alleged.

"In two-and-half-year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi rule, not a single corruption complaint has been made against any minister," he added.

PTI