Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Sunday mounted a scathing attack on the SP government in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh and accused the Akhilesh Yadav regime of being “unconcerned” to the hardships of the people.
Addressing a rally in Kushinagar during the BJP’s ongoing Parivartan Yatras, the PM slammed the state government for showing laxity in implementing the Prime Minister Crop Insurance Scheme, while reiterating the Centre’s commitment to farmers and said that his government had cleared a large part of the Rs 12,000 crores worth of dues to cane growers.
“Instead of giving a package to the sugar lobby, we gave the money directly to the cane growers. We also asked sugar mills to make ethanol and we have already produced 100 crore litres of ethanol to prevent sugar mills form closing down”, he said.
“If they (the SP) have settled their dispute, they should implement this scheme which insurance a farmer’s crop against any damage to their crops. But I don’t think this UP government will be able to do any work because they are not even interested in this”, he said.
He was apparently referring to the crisis within the Yadav family that pitted Akhilesh against his father Mulayam and uncle Shivpal months ahead of the elections.
The Prime Minister also listed the work that his government has done for eastern UP, including setting up AIIMS and reopening a fertilizer unit in the region.
The Prime Minister’s presence in eastern UP holds special significance since the BJP had won all 18 Lok Sabha seats in the region in 2014 and the party is hoping to repeat the feat in the upcoming assembly elections.
