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CM Yogi Adiyanath used words in House which didn’t suit his stature: Akhilesh Yadav

LUCKNOW: Launching a scathing attack on Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adiyanath, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav accused him of lying on the floor of the state assembly and using a language “that is unbecoming of a chief minister”. The chief minister is using words like “dalaal” and lying on facts on the floor of the house, Akhilesh said in reference to Chief Minister's statement in the house that it was only the middlemen who are unhappy with the farm laws and not the real farmers. “Dalalon ko raas nahi aa rahi hai anna data lki khushhaali … itna bada dhokha, itna bada jhoot koi sadan mein bol sakta hain … (Middlemen are unhappy with the prosperity of the farmers. How can someone lie so blatantly on the floor of the assembly) Akhilesh said naming over a dozen districts where farmers were not paid the minimum support price (MSP) announced by the government for their produce. "We want to know how many farmers have got how much of the MSP," he said. Akhilesh then took on the CM over his statement that SP government had sold off sugar mills in UP. “Main unse jaanna chahta hoon ki kausi chini mill hum Samajwadi logon ne bech dien …(I want to ask him to list the sugar mills that were sold off by the Samajwadi Party government),” he said. He questioned the chief minister on his statement that Samajwadi Party has withdrawn cases against terrorists. “… Samajwadi Party government ne kabhi apne mukhya mantri, up mukhya mantri, kisi balatkari ke muqadmein wapas nahi liye … (… Samajwadi Party has never withdrawn cases against any of its chief minister, deputy chief minister or rapists) the former UP CM said addressing a press conference on Saturday. Taking a jibe at UP CM for his recent comment where he said “ … inke DNA mein vibhajan hai … (To divide is a part of their DNA)” Akhilesh said “Agar DNA ka full form bata de, toh hum jaan jayenge ki woh CM hai ... He should at least clarify what DNA is,” Yadav said. The SP national president also targeted the UP CM for his comment during the anti-CAA protests where he said that all the men were sleeping at home wrapped in blankets and women are sitting on dharna in protest. "This is how he has referred to the people of the state which has welcomed and accepted him though he is not from here (UP)," he said.

The Times of India

2021-02-21

Lucknow