BJP spending billions of rupees to tarnish someone’s image: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav has strongly objected to a poster of the film Dhurandhar 2 with his photo put up in Lucknow.

During a press conference held at the party headquarters on Thursday, commenting on the ‘Lyari’ gang poster of the film Dhurandhar 2 featuring his photo, Akhilesh Yadav said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is spending billions of rupees to tarnish someone’s image.

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“When the filmmaker himself says it’s fictional, how can it be considered true,” he asked. He said he heard under the film policy, after Mirzapur, a film Ganja Ganj is going to be made on mafia. Who is a bigger mafia than the one who withdraws his own cases. Currently, all the mafias belong to the Bharatiya Janata Party, he alleged.

Regarding the LPG shortage in the state, he said, “What has the BJP done except make people stand in lines? Now I see people lining up for petrol as well. Earlier, farmers lined up for fertilizer. The government made no preparations to tide over the LPG crisis. Now, even a 14-kg cylinder is being decreased to10 kg. In Uttar Pradesh, LPG means missing gas.”

Akhilesh Yadav said due to lack of gas, people are forced to resort to gas stoves and cooking stoves. People no longer rely on gas for a kachori or a samosa. Tea and roti are better cooked on coal. Many people prefer smoked food. We had asked them from the beginning to arrange for cow dung cakes and wood. We have even ordered two stoves.

He said since PM Modi mentioned COVID-19 in Parliament, he must have the information. Neighbouring countries have begun taking steps to conserve energy. As long as the BJP remains in power, it will not allow the country to become self-reliant. Commenting on the UP government’s statement that there is no gas shortage, he said, “Don’t be fooled by Yogi’s words; this is his time for scheming. He is not a Yogi. He has insulted Shankaracharya; beware of him.”