LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has exhorted workers to expose the Yogi government for taking credit of developmental projects which were either initiated or completed during his regime.
Akhilesh, who recently undertook a tour of several districts, including Chitrakoot where he sought blessings of saints, asked members of the party’s youth wing to form human chains at colleges and state universities on the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekanand on January 12 to propagate his teachings.
“It was shocking that the BJP government is claiming credit for the beautification of Jawahar Park in Mathura. The fact is that it was his government which involved the forest and horticulture departments in the renovation of the historic park on the pattern of Janeshwar Mishra Park in Lucknow,” Akhilesh told TOI on Sunday.
Citing a copy of an order issued by his government in 2016, the SP chief said that funds for the beautification of Jawahar Park were sanctioned during his regime.
Akhilesh also questioned CM Yogi Aditynath’s move to take credits for metros and expressways which were launched by the SP government. “The BJP wants to take credit for every developmental activity, but the fact is that it has done nothing for the state,” he said adding that “in a recent interview Yogi had stated that there was no metro in Lucknow before 2017, while the metro project was launched much before he had become the CM.”
“The BJP government is only engaged in event management and misguiding people. The SP will expose fake claims made by BJP leaders,” he said and added that he would personally visit several districts to expose the BJP before the 2022 Assembly elections.