“The state ministers, most of whom are here, legislators and even the officers including IAS and IPS ,should at least develop their own native villages. Without development, nothing can happen in the State”, he stated, while adding that Uttar Pradesh had been defamed in the country for lack of development. Yadav said during the last UPA regime he had asked Congress president Sonia Gandhi to remove P Chidambaram as union Finance minister, after he said the state was lagging behind in development. He asked the people to help the poor and get rid of poverty. The former state Chief Minister was all praise for Azam Khan, who had organised a grand celebration for his 75th birthday. “I have never been honoured in such a fashion and credit all goes to Azam,” he stated. Chief Minister Akhikesh Yadav in his address said he will continue to take forward the state on the party’s ideology. Attacking the Opposition, he said some political parties were trying to create differences in the society but they should go through the history of the country as people have always rejected them. Appreciating the birthday celebrations of his father in Rampur, chief minister said “I was the witness to the historic celebrations here and even the world knew, about the programmes through media, though some also felt jealous.”
