BJP, RSS leaders enjoying kachauri-pakora with black money: Akhilesh - Hindustan Times
close_game
close_game

BJP, RSS leaders enjoying kachauri-pakora with black money: Akhilesh

Hindustan Times, Gorakhpur | By
Mar 03, 2017 08:26 AM IST

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday hit back at Narendra Modi for his remark that the SP has allowed the Congress to sit on its lap, saying more parties have been accommodated in the Prime Minister’s lap.

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday hit back at Narendra Modi for his remark that the SP has allowed the Congress to sit on its lap, saying more parties have been accommodated in the Prime Minister’s lap.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav speaks at an election rally in Mau district on Wednesday.(PTI)
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav speaks at an election rally in Mau district on Wednesday.(PTI)

“Modiji says we have allowed the Congress to sit on our lap. But, his lap is comparatively bigger. Hence, he has been able to give sitting space to a number of coalition partners,” the Uttar Pradesh chief minister said at one of his five election rallies in Deoria.

Hindustan Times - your fastest source for breaking news! Read now.

Akhilesh once again challenged the Prime Minister to a debate on development works carried out by his government in the state over five years and the Modi government at the Centre in three years.

“We have run ambulances, distributed laptops and will distribute smartphones. We have launched Dial 100 and several other schemes and services. Tell me even a single work of yours,” Akhilesh asked Modi.

Attacking the BJP over corruption, he said: “They talk about corruption. The BJP and RSS leaders are camping in Varanasi. They are enjoying kachauri and pakora (snacks) by buying them with black money. You can catch them easily,” he said.

He reiterated that the bicycle, his party’s poll symbol, will pick up pace due to its alliance with the Congress.

“This isn’t an alliance between two clans but a pact between two youths. This is an alliance to take UP forward on the development track,” he said, referring to Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in favour of BJP candidates in Maharajganj district on Wednesday. (PTI)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses an election campaign rally in favour of BJP candidates in Maharajganj district on Wednesday. (PTI)

Akhilesh also said the BJP had started talking about a hung house after it realised that people did not support it in the first five phases of the seven-phase assembly election.

Akhilesh’s comments came on a day when Modi, at a rally in Maharajganj, sought bonus votes for his party which, he claimed, had already emerged victorious.

Akhilesh once again cautioned voters, especially Muslims, against voting for the BSP due to the possibility of a post-poll alliance between the BJP and Mayawati.

The SP chief, a critic of demonetisation, said many people died while queuing up at banks and ATMs due to the surprise recall of high value notes on November 8.

“The PM did not bother about families of those among the poor who lost their lives in queues and ATMs. It is the Samajwadis (socialists) who extended monetary help to relatives of those who died. We also extended monetary help to the woman who delivered a baby in a bank queue.”

(With PTI inputs)

Watch an interesting conversation with Indian politician & former Union Minister of State, Milind Deora. HT’s senior journalist Kumkum Chadha talks to him about his life in politics & beyond. Watch Now!
SHARE THIS ARTICLE ON
Share this article
SHARE
Story Saved
Live Score
OPEN APP
Saved Articles
Following
My Reads
Sign out
New Delhi 0C
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
Start 14 Days Free Trial Subscribe Now
Follow Us On