Farmers Movement Archive

UP wants ‘baba’, not ‘bua’ or ‘babua’, says Rajnath

Revised Jaunpur: Claiming that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will retain power in Uttar Pradesh with a “three-fourth majority”, defence minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday strongly endorsed Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for a second term, saying that the state does not want “bua or babua”, apparently referring to Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati and Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, but wants only “baba” (Yogi) in 2022. “I don’t like calling anyone ‘babua’ or ‘bua’. I also don’t have an objection if some people relate themselves by becoming ‘bua’ and ‘babua’. However, the relationships forged in the past have now been broken. People have made their mood that ‘na babua chahiye, na bua chahiye, UP me sirf ‘baba’ chahiye (neither babua nor bua is needed, UP needs only baba)”, said Rajnath while sharing the strategy of 30,286 booth in-charges and other office-bearers from 16 districts of Kashi region unit of BJP to counter the campaign of rivals at TD College ground here on Saturday. On Centre’s decision to repeal the three farm laws, Rajnath said that “the previous governments used to open fire on farmers to crush their movements, but the BJP has always been sensitive towards the farmers and that is why Prime Minister Narendra Modi is taking back these laws”. “BJP sees the farmers as ‘annadata’ (people who feed the country). We passed the three farm laws in the interest of the farmers. But, when a section of farmers continued to stir on the issue, the PM took the decision to repeal it. On the very first day of the forthcoming parliamentary session, the formality of repealing the laws would also be completed on the floor of the House. Everybody has seen how previous governments crushed the movements of farmers and even opened fire and rained canes on them. But, the BJP-led government has handled them decencently and politely,” he added. Targeting the SP chief for taking credit for Jewar Airport, Rajnath taunted, “Some people are not scared even of God in their bid to take credit of others’ work and claim that others are cutting ribbons of their work. It is on record that when I was CM of UP in 2001, I had forwarded the proposal of Jewar Airport. Neither the SP nor BSP government could go ahead to actualise the project.” “Except the regime of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the history of all other governments is full of scams and corruption. A former PM Rajiv Gandhi had expressed helplessness in putting a check on corrupt practices. There should be a clear intention to check corruption. BJP has shown how the country is governed by putting a check on corruption.” “How weak were Congress-led government is being exposed by its own senior leaders like Manish Tiwari, who in his recent book has mentioned that no desired action was taken against Pakistan after 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai,” said Rajnath. He added, “After Uri and Balakot terror attacks, India proved that it can also teach lessons to the perpetrators by crossing over the border.” Rajnath said India does not believe in attacking others or capturing their land. “With its actions, the Modi government has proved that India is now a powerful nation and will give a befitting reply to any bid of violating its territory by anyone,” he said. Praising the work done by Yogi in the state, Rajnath said, “Yogi Ji has led UP miraculously as the state’s economy has doubled in the past four and half years. Investment of Rs 4.75 lakh crores for industrial and other developments has come here, UP has ranked second in ease of doing business, infrastructure has developed massively and Yogi Ji’s strategy for tackling Covid-19 is being recognised by the WHO.” “Nobody had imagined that Brahmos missiles and AK-203 rifles would be manufactured in UP, but it has become possible now. All these industrial developments have become possible due to improving law and order in the state,” said Rajnath, mentioning how criminal and mafia elements are scared of Yogi. He also targeted the opposition, saying that “as it is finding no issue, it is digging a graveyard and breaking bottles to bring out Jinnah (Pakistan’s founder).” Regarding the viral photo of Modi putting his hand on the shoulders of Yogi, Rajnath said, “I am telling you what the PM was saying to Yogi JI. Yogi Ji was asked to bat like a master blaster as he had no threat of getting hurt or hit wicket.”

The Times of India

2021-11-28

Varanasi