Terming Congress a “dead snake” and the “root of terrorism, extremism, communal riots and corruption”, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday said that with the cooperation of able leaders like Dinesh Pratap Singh, Aditi Singh, and new entrant Rakesh Pratap Singh, Bharatiya Janata Party was working towards the overall development of Rae Bareilly and “sweeping out” negativity along with Congress.
Addressing a public meeting in Rae Bareli while inaugurating and laying the foundation stones of 381 developmental projects worth Rs 834 crore, the Chief Minister said, “After MLAs Dinesh Pratap Singh and Aditi Singh, Rakesh Pratap Singh from Harchandpur has also formally joined the BJP today. With his support, I am sure the task of uprooting the Congress from Rae Bareli will be done and Rae Bareli will witness overall development.”
In a fierce attack on the Congress party, the chief minister said that in Rae Bareli, Rana Benimadhav never accepted foreign rule but despite this, why were the people compelled to wrap a dead snake-like Congress around our neck?”
Mounting an attack on the grand old party once again for falsifying the existence of Hindu gods, the chief minister said that when the Congress used to form government, it instigated hatred against Lord Ram and Lord Krishna and the people of the country should not have tolerated it.
"It was during the Congress rule in 2005 that people tried to demolish Ram Setu. Those who falsified the existence of Lord Ram are seeking public support.
But today, the public representatives are joining the BJP one by one because we respect the faith of the people," he said.
Taking a jibe at Samajwadi Party, the chief minister said that the people of the state now comment that Samajwadi Party means 'Jis gaadi me koi Sapa ka jhanda, samjho usme baitha koi gunda’.