A day after Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath banned ministers and officers from carrying mobile phones in cabinet and other important official meetings, the opposition parties termed the decision as undemocratic.
Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary said: “This government does not trust its own ministers and legislators. The government is functioning in the shadow of fear. What can the people expect from such a government?”
Congress spokesman Anshu Awasthi said the Bharatiya Janata Party was a party that survived on “dictatorial principles” and its leaders had no faith in democracy.
“The BJP leaders who still believe in democracy should oppose such decisions,” he said.
The Congress leader said that if the BJP state leaders did not protest against such a decision, UP would become like the Centre, which he alleged was being run by “two leaders” (a reference to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah).