Not much difference between Akhilesh and Rahul, quips Yogi

NEW DELHI: Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday took a jibe at Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav a day after the latter recounted an incident where he was mistaken for Rahul Gandhi.
During the discussion on the budget in the Uttar Pradesh assembly, Yogi cited Akhilesh's recent statement about a school kid confusing the SP chief for Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
"Children are innocent and the student, whom Yadav had referred to, must have said this after some thinking," a smiling Adityanath said, drawing laughter from the treasury benches.

The chief minister said that there isn't much difference between Akhilesh and Rahul, adding that while one criticises the country abroad, the other flays UP outside the state, .
The leader of the opposition, Akhilesh Yadav, was present in the house at that time.
Notably, Akhilesh and Rahul had joined hands to take on the BJP in the 2017 assembly polls but the alliance did not make much of a mark.
Yogi targets Akhilesh for 'gobar' remark
Adityanath slammed Yadav several times in his nearly two-hour long speech.
Targeting the SP chief over his ‘gobar' remarks, Yogi said that it's an irony that the leader of opposition smells odour in cow dung which is considered as a form of Goddess Lakshmi.
During the discussion on the budget in the state assembly, Yadav on Monday had said that Kannauj, which is famous for "ittar' (perfume), needs a perfume park instead of a 'gobar' plant.
"It's an irony that the leader of opposition smells odour in cow dung. Had he considered cow dung as the form of Lakshmi, he would not have said that. He might not be doing puja. Cow dung is used in puja. He should have learned something from his uncle Shivpal ji," said Adityanath.
"Today, even incense sticks are being made using cow dung. If the leader of opposition had worshiped, he would have used it. The effect of buffalo milk is visible in his speech. Still I thank him for calling cow mother," the CM added.
Talking about the perfume of Kannauj, Adityanath said that the perfume of Kannauj has been identified under the ‘one district one product' scheme and its fragrance is spreading “all over the world today”.
(With inputs from PTI)