Yogi launches scathing attack on Opposition in UP assembly

Launching a blistering attack against the Opposition in the state assembly on Wednesday during the ongoing debate on caste census and law and order, UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said while “the BJP gave one district one product, you (the Opposition) provided one district one mafia.

In response to Akhilesh Yadav’s criticism of the ‘One District One Product’ scheme, Yogi Adityanath slammed the Opposition leader, saying, “You couldn’t provide ODOP, but you certainly gave One District One Mafia.”

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The chief minister explained how ‘One District One Product’ has given new life to MSMEs. UP has consequently evolved into an export hub. Compared to 2016–17, he said the employment in UP is more than twice as high today and the exports have reached Rs 1,56 lakh 56 crore in 2021-22.

Continuing his tirade against the Opposition SP, Yogi said, “Prior to 2017, in each district of UP there was a mafia. Each and every common man in UP is aware that there was once organised crimes, mining mafias, and forest mafias.”

Commenting on the demand for caste census, Yogi said during the pandemic, the government did not provide the facility of free tests, vaccines and rations by looking at anyone’s caste.

“We took the benefits of the schemes and development to everyone, but the opposition kept talking only about caste all the while. Only yesterday, the pictures of the conspirator of the Prayagraj incident went viral. Now, you cannot run away from it. You are shaking hands with them and the symbol of your party is clearly seen in the background. How can you turn your face away now?”, he remarked in a point by point rebuttal of the Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav’s comments during the discussion on budget.

He further said, “Did Umesh Pal and Sandeep Nishad have no caste? Did Raju Pal who became an MLA on his own strength and was murdered, have no caste too. Who was the patron of the mafia when Raju Pal was murdered? Tell me, have you taken the contract of caste? That you will get  a poor and backward killed by giving protection to professional criminals, make a spectacle, and then retract. This is really strange.”

CM Yogi said that Uttar Pradesh has come a long way in the journey of progress from where the opposition had left it to be in. “You laugh when we talk about development, infrastructure and making UP’s economy one trillion. But, UP has gone much ahead in its journey of progress and will definitely become a dollar one trillion economy,” he claimed.