Hitting out at the Yogi Adityanath government, Samajwadi Party said that the last three years of the Bharatiya Janata Party rule in the state were the ‘worst years’ in the annals of Uttar Pradesh as it had slipped in all development indices as the government had failed to give any new project and instead inaugurated schemes launched during the previous SP regime.
However, the Samajwadi Party, which had announced to launch the 2022 assembly poll campaigning by holding cycle yatras from March 23, postponed it till April 22 in view of the spread of coronavirus.
“The present BJP government has failed to give anything new to the people. It has only inaugurated projects launched by the previous SP government,” SP chief Akhilesh Yadav told reporters in Lucknow on Thursday.
Akhilesh said that the BJP government had failed to take any decision which could impact lives of the people in a positive way.
“Take the case of spread of coronavirus. The government has not made any preparation. The hospitals lack facilities and medicines,” the SP chief alleged.
“SP legislatures went to Bundelkhand to assess the situation and it is tragic. In Mahoba district alone, 65 farmers have committed suicide due to financial problems. Besides, prices of fertilisers increased while cane dues are increasing with each passing day despite government claims that they made record payment of cane dues,” Akhilesh said.
The SP chief further said, “The BJP government should review its poll manifesto of 2017 and see what they had promised to the people and what they actually did. The state is reeling under goondaraj while corruption is at its peak. The government should also reveal the actual picture of Investors’ Summit and why banks are not giving funds to the government.”
Akhilesh charged that the BJP government was mum on several issues like why are youths in the state unemployed and when would the metro rail work start in Gorakhpur.
“The chief minister always dishes out lies. But the people have now deciphered the tricks of the BJP leaders and in 2022 Assembly polls, they will teach the BJP a lesson,” the SP chief said.