The Opposition parties have attacked Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav saying his visit to Bundelkhand was a “political tour to garner votes” rather than extending help to the drought hit people.
“The speeches he delivered in Mahoba and Chitrakoot are real reflection of Chief Minister’s mind. It seemed he was delivering election speech and talked about his Government’s achievement not realising that people who have come there want relief not bhashan,” BJP spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak said.
He said CM’s visit has exposed government preparation. He has distributed food grain packets to over 1000 people in Chitrakoot and Mahoba. “Why food packets were given now. This means these people have not received food packets for last six months while the government is claiming that it has extended all help to farmers,” he said.
“While addressing his party workers he said that Modi Government has not sanctioned relief to the drought affected farmers. This is a blatant lie. The central government has given money but it is ironical that state government has failed to utilize that fund,” he said adding that the state which is more concerned about celebrating birthday of party’s national president has not compassion for the foor.
Congress senior leader Amarnath Agarwal said that Akhilesh Yadav’s Bundelkhand visit was a `political Yatra’. It would have been better had he visited villages and had interaction with villagers to know exact position at ground level, he said.
“The Chief Minister is relying more on official feedback where as truth is villagers are forced to eat roti with salt. They have no fodder for their animal. The people are moving out of Bundelkhand to earn their living. It is bad time for people of Bundelkhand and this Government is not concerned about them,” Agarwal said.
RlD national general secretary Anil Dubey said that farmers are the worst hit. “This is anti-farmer government. Farmers should good remuneration of their produce. This is government’s responsibility to ensure that but this government has failed,” he said.