Farmers Movement Archive

Opposition using dead bodies to gain political mileage, says Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: A day after the UP government sought a Supreme Court-monitored CBI probe into Hathras case, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday stepped up his attack on the opposition parties accusing them of using dead bodies for political gains. “Gareeb ki laash par rajneeti karne wale chehron ko pechaniye… (identify those doing politics on dead bodies),” Yogi said, launching a stinging attack on the opposition. “They are working with nefarious designs to adversely affect the country’s progress,” he said. The CM said that while the Centre and the state government was waging a pitched battle against Corona pandemic, the opposition was busy conspiring to destabilize the state. “None of them were seen during the peak phase of Corona pandemic as they were hiding in their homes to save their lives during lockdown. But they started hatching conspiracies to destabilize the state by creating rift between people in terms of caste and religion, the moment the government announced the unlock phase,” he said. “But we would not let them achieve success,” he said, adding that his government would take strict action against the anti-social elements who want to stop development of the state. Yogi was speaking to BJP functionaries in the bypoll-bound Bangarmau assembly seat, which fell vacant following disqualification of BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Senger in connection with rape of a minor. In an apparent reference to Congress, Yogi said that the party which ruled the country after Independence was still actively pursuing its agenda of creating divide among people. “They are not liking the development of the state and were, therefore, hatching conspiracies one after another,” he said. Yogi said that just before 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the opposition tried to misguide people in the name of Rafale deal. “But today the ace fighter jet is part of the air defence contingent and is threatening the enemy,” he said. He also accused the opposition of misguiding the farmers on three farm bills which, he said, guarantee security to the farmers and allow them to sell their produce anywhere in the country. He said that the Digital India concept mooted by PM Narendra Modi started showing its effect in the times of Corona pandemic. The CM added that the government would not have been able to provide allowances to Jan Dhan accounts of the daily wage earners, labourers and street vendors during the peak of the pandemic times.

The Times of India

2020-10-08

Lucknow