Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav blamed the Opposition as well as the media for defaming the Samajwadi Party government over the petty crimes in the state. ‘’Should the government ban love between youth couples or use of mobile between them,’’ he asked with adding that UP government as a policy gives Rs 50000 to couples who do inter caste and inter religious marriages.
He said that his policy was executed way back in previous governments to assist those adults who stand against society, have enough courage to marry.’’ Should I stop this scheme,’’ he asked the media persons while reacting to the reports of BJP taking up the agenda of love Jehad in their state executive meeting at Vrindavan. The CM also raked up how a particular media frame news to defame the government. Akhilesh Yadav attacked Finance Minister Arun Jaitley over his “small rape incident” remark terming it as “most humiliating” for the nation. “A senior minister of the country has recently said something....he has termed the Nirbhaya case of Delhi as trivial. This has humiliated the country,” he said while addressing an event at King George’s Medical University here. Annoyed with the media reports blaming the UP government for the rising crime, he said now even United Nations and USA are making comments on the crimes in UP.’’A union minister recently said that due to these reports international tourism has been hit. But fortunately, tourists at Taj Mahal has not been affected,’’ he stated. Talking about the Badaun sisters rape murder case, he said that first it was wrongly reported that the family was dalit and later a particular political party forced the family members not to accept the compensation of the government.’’A CBI probe is required to find out those people who had connection with these political parties,’’he said. Meanwhile talking about the power crisis in the state, he said that shortage of coal and reduction of central quota was the main reason for the power crisis in the state.
Meanwhile senior Congress leader and five time MlA, Banshidhar Raj, joined the Samajwadi Party in presence of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav. Raj , a politician from lakhimpur Kheri had left the Samajwadi Party in 2007 and had joined the Congress. Raj said that it was just like home coming and I promise to serve the party with all my strengthen. Akhilesh Yadav in his welcome address said that joining of Banshidhar Raj will certainly strengthen the party in lakhimpur Kheri area.