Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday hit back at Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's "un-upyogi" jibe, saying he (Yogi) was "un-upyogi" for those political parties who support mafia, criminals, terrorists, smugglers and the corrupt.
"I am un-upyogi for those parties who supported mafia, criminals, terrorists, smugglers and the corrupt. When the government takes action against such people, then it is natural that these groups will oppose us," Yogi Adityanath said.
The chief minister also defended the income tax raids on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav's aides. He said, "I saw yesterday the SP was in pain at I-T raids. So, I asked someone, why? A journalist replied 'chor ki dadhi mein tinka'. Can anyone imagine how someone's wealth grows 200 times in five years?"
He added, "Would there have been action against criminals and mafias (if SP was in power?) Do these people deserve your vote?"
On Saturday, Akhilesh Yadav had taken a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'upyogi' remark for Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, terming the present state government as 'un-upyogi'. In a tweet, the SP chief cited incidents of crimes against Dalits and women under the rule of Yogi Adityanath.
"The daughter of Hathras, the farmer of Lakhimpur, the businessman of Gorakhpur, the insecure women, the unemployed youth, the oppressed Dalit-Backward are all saying... the present government is not useful for Uttar Pradesh, it is useless," Yadav tweeted.
