LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday likened Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to an infiltrator, saying he is from Uttarakhand and should be sent back to the state.
Speaking to reporters at Lohia Park in Lucknow on Sunday, on the death anniversary of Ram Manohar Lohia, Yadav said the BJP has fake statistics. “If one is to believe their statistics, they would be lost,” he added.
“People who are giving the statistics of exodus… We also have infiltrators in UP. The chief minister is from Uttarakhand. We want him to be sent to Uttarakhand. He is not the only infiltrator; he is also an infiltrator from the ideological point of view,” Yadav claimed.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is an “infiltrator,” since he hails from Uttarakhand and shoud be sent back there.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday made this call while speaking to reporters at Lohia Park in Lucknow on the death anniversary of socialist leader Ram Manohar Lohia.
“People who are giving the statistics of exodus… we also have infiltrators in Uttar Pradesh,” Yadav said. “The Chief Minister is from Uttarakhand. We want him to be sent to Uttarakhand. He is not only an infiltrator by origin but also ideologically,” he added.
The SP chief’s remarks come days after Union Home Minister Amit Shah claimed some political parties treat infiltrators as a vote bank and questioned why infiltration does not take place along the Gujarat and Rajasthan borders.
“If one is to believe their statistics, they would be lost,” he remarked. He also questioned Adityanath’s political background, saying, “He was not a member of the BJP; he belonged to another party. So, when will these infiltrators be removed?”
Responding to Yadav’s statement, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak told PTI that he would respond soon.
At the same event, Yadav paid tribute to Dr. Lohia, saying, “Today, we take a pledge to reach out to the people on the issues he raised, to make them aware, and to ensure economic and social dignity for everyone by walking on the path he showed. Dr. Lohia had called for the caste system to be abolished.”
Yadav also said, “This park (Lohia Park) was built during Netaji’s (Mulayam Singh Yadav) time. In this government, efforts are being made only to stop the work or ruin it.”
Hitting out at the Swadeshi pitch made by the BJP, the SP chief said, “BJP leaders talk about Swadeshi, but their hearts are with foreign interests. If they truly believe in Swadeshi, why is there trade with China? Farmers are being beaten with lathis, they are not getting fertiliser, and there is injustice everywhere. For election funding, the government is allowing traders to earn huge profits.” “BJP is the biggest casteist party. In several districts, there are no PDA officers. Only people from a particular caste are being posted. Dalits are facing atrocities, and we will compile their records,” he said.
