Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav   |  Photo Credit: ANI
Lucknow, UP: Amid a political row over PM Narendra Modi’s security breach in Punjab’s Ferozepur, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday took a jibe at the Prime Minister saying that the farmers should have let him go to the stage and see empty chairs.
“At least, farmers should have let PM Modi go to the stage. He would have seen the empty seats and felt good…At least, that day he would have told the reason behind the introduction and repeal of the three farm laws,” ANI quoted the SP chief as saying.
Akhilesh, the former CM of Uttar Pradesh, was reacting to Wednesday’s incident in Punjab when PM Modi’s convoy was stranded on a flyover due to a blockade by protesters in Ferozepur. He returned from poll-bound Punjab without attending any event, including a rally.
Later, Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi addressed a press conference and denied any security lapse or political motive behind it, and said his government is ready for an inquiry.
The Congress government in Punjab has constituted a two-member high-level committee to conduct a “thorough probe” into lapses during Modi’s visit to Ferozepur.
Akhilesh slams BJP ahead of UP polls
He also launched a scathing attack at the ruling saffron party in Uttar Pradesh ahead of the upcoming assembly polls in the state terming the BJP government as the most jhoothi (lying) government ever seen in UP.
“Their poll promises have turned out to be mere ‘jumlas’ (catchy but false promises) and all their advertisements have proved to be white lies,” he said.
“The airport of China, flyover of Kolkata, factories of America were shown in advertisements of UP’s achievements. The BJP can speak white lies anywhere,” the SP supremo added,