Akhilesh Yadav: BJP indulging in "gai and gobar" politics

Former chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday that the BJP government is spreading hatred and dividing people over religions. He said BJP is indulging in only "gai and gobar" (cow and Cow dung) politics after promising the public to make India fully digitalized.

"It’s all about having the right aptitude. People have their own limitations and abilities. I will not be able to recite ‘mantras’ (hymns) if you ask me to do so. It’s as simple as that,” he said, in a reference to UP CM’s background as a temple priest.

He also accused the Adityanath government of taking credit for projects completed during the SP government. “I was surprised when I read that the UP CM was about to inaugurate the newly-built women-cum-children hospital in Lucknow and a modern sports complex in Allahabad. These projects were already inaugurated by us,” he said.

“People now realise they were misled by pre-poll promises made to them by the BJP, be it the farmers’ loan waiver or development of the state. But in a democratic set up, people vote and elect or reject a government,” Yadav said.

“But as (socialist leader) Ram Manohar Lohia said ‘zinda qaum waqt aane ka intezaar nahi karti’ (people don’t wait for but bring about change). I am sure this change would be seen in upcoming Gujarat assembly elections,” he said.