Reacting to the allegations of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Uttar Pradesh turning to ‘Prashna’ (question) Pradesh, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav said that UP has been in the forefront in giving solution to problems and thus the State should be hailed as one that solves peoples’ problems.
“Has any State built such a long expressway like the one linking Agra and lucknow in such a short timeIJ land acquisition was done peacefully and there has been no protest. Milk production has increased from 6 lakh litres to 10 lakh litres and the Metro Rail will start operating in lucknow soon. We have provided drought relief in record time. Can any State match these achievementsIJ” Yadav shot back soon after chairing a Cabinet meeting in lucknow on Monday.
In the State BJP Working Committee meeting in Jhansi, Singh had termed UP as Prashna (question) Pradesh for its persistent failure to improve governance and law and order.
The CM defended his Government saying that people have seen the previous Governments too and they can compare the performance of the SP Government with its predecessors.
When asked about the BJP’s demand to set up a task force to protect cows, Yadav said that the BJP is the only party which enacts drama in the name of Gau Raksha. “It is a point to ponder as to why issue of gau raksha is raised only in BJP-ruled States. We are committed to protecting cows. The State has stringent laws to deal with cow slayers and hence there is no need to have a separate force in UP,” he said.