SP, Congress & BSP behindfarmers’ agitation: Dy CM

Kanpur: Accusing the Opposition, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said SP, BSP and Congress are behind the farmers’ agitation and not farmers themselves who know well that the state government is always with them.
“Farmers’ agitation is actually that of SP, BSP and Congress, and not of farmers, who know we are with them. We still appeal to farmers not to fall in the trap of the political parties in opposition,” said Maurya while dedicating development projects worth crores at Maa Durga Park in Panki area on Sunday.
“Some Opposition leaders are seeing the dreams of Mungerilal for 2022 assembly elections when the fact is that even a tenth of the work done in BJP’s four and a half years rule was not done by the SP government,” he added.
Maurya further said, “Congress party has been playing a negative role. Neither do they like the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya, nor the removal of Article 370 from Kashmir,” he said.
BJP has for long been organizing ‘Prabuddh Varg Sammelans’ and now other parties have also started holding similar meets, Maurya added.
“Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee made the supreme sacrifice for abrogation of Article 370. Now, people from Kanpur can also go to Jammu and Kashmir and set up their industry or do business there as in any other state,” he said.
He announced that a ‘gaddha-mukt sadak’ (pothole-free road) campaign would be launched from September 14 in the state.
He also honored five teachers Reena Choubey, Ekta Yadav, Lt. Gopal Singh and Sunder Lal on Teacher’s Day.
The Deputy CM dedicated development projects, including 30 roads and two bridges, worth Rs 67.94 crore to the public at Maa Durga Park in Panki and laid the foundation of Rs 120 crore project for 78 roads.
On the demand of public representatives, the Armapur bridge would be known as Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Setu, he added.
“A four-lane road will be constructed from State Highway Mandhana to Kanpur border at a cost of Rs 175 crore. Besides, Rs 60 crore will be approved soon for ROBs at Jaipuria crossing and Dadanagar crossing,” he said.
The construction of 800m four-lane bridge at Saraiya crossing will start soon as NABARD has given approval.
The construction of a six-lane expressway between Kanpur-Lucknow will make travel to the state capital easy, he said.
The Deputy CM also laid the foundation of Nauria Kheda bridge and urged people to wear masks as Covid cases are still being reported in other states and several countries.