Akhilesh accuses BJP of making new mafia, neglecting devpt in Kanpur

Kanpur: Samajwadi Party national president and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav said in Kanpur on Friday that the BJP govt created new mafia elements in UP and failed to provide infrastructure, which he said prevented investment from coming around Kanpur. Talking to the media, Yadav said the BJP govt brought out "new and latest versions of mafia elements like encounter mafia, cough syrup mafia, NEET mafia and scam mafia". He said the govt was unable to provide infrastructure and claimed, "no investment is coming around Kanpur."
Yadav said the govt did not increase "even one unit of electricity production in nine years" and claimed the electricity people in UP received was coming from factories built during the Samajwadi govt. He said the BJP govt turned Kanpur into Badnaampur. He cited incidents and issues in Kanpur, including that "the hut of a poor Brahmin mother-daughter was burnt down", and said the CMO pressed charges against the DM regarding corruption. He also referred to "drains falling into the Ganga river" and said Kanpur was defamed due to such issues. Yadav alleged that the BJP govt made the police corrupt and said, "In this govt, the situation is warm palm, soft police." He said, "If the right environment is provided in Kanpur and proper rules are made, then investment can come on a large scale. When the Samajwadi govt comes, we will develop this region in the name of ‘Triangle Trade' by combining Etawah, Kannauj and Kanpur. We will make a riverfront on the Ganga river in Lucknow better than Gomti. We will make a new Kanpur by better use of real estate. Lal Imli will be bustling again. We will work to support industry and textile," said Yadav. He said that when BJP became weak, it started walking on the communal path. He alleged that the maximum fake encounters happened in the BJP govt and said the high court stated that delivering justice was the work of the judiciary, not the police. Yadav said the youth of the state were frustrated and disappointed. "The govt does not want to give jobs, employment. It is not giving jobs so that it doesn't have to give reservation. BJP is anti-PDA. When Samajwadi Party govt is formed, we will accelerate development. We will take development forward. Through PDA, we are working to connect everyone. BJP discriminates. The BJP govt did not allow Shankaracharya ji to bathe. It has insulted Sanatan. The chief minister was asking for Shankaracharya's degree. They should tell where their degree is. A yogi is one who has no desires, who doesn't get angry. They love the chair. They demolished the dal mandi in Varanasi. They broke the statue of revered Ahilya Bai Holkar. They demolished Manikarnika Ghat. They demolished hundreds of temples. BJP is insulting Sanatan," he said. He also alleged that the BJP was handing everything to private entities. "It is making deals worth lakhs and crores for Rafale. It is giving the market to China and America. How will Making India happen? What happened to the Swadeshi movement?," he said.Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Valentine's day wishes, messages and quotes !