Akhilesh Yadav's Jibe At Amit Shah For Praising Yogi Adityanath

Akhilesh Yadav said it appears that Amit Shah apparently forgot the "devastation" during the second wave of COVID-19 and women harassment in Uttar Pradesh.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday took a jibe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for praising Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying it appears that he apparently forgot the "devastation" during the second wave of COVID-19 and women harassment in the state. "I don't understand for what the Prime Minister or the Home Minister praises the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. During the period of coronavirus infection, there were a series of deaths because of which there was no place to even burn the dead bodies in crematoriums. "There was an acute shortage of beds, medicine and treatment. Injections and life-saving medicines were available only in black market. Due to the lack of oxygen, people lost lives and there was outcry all over," the SP chief said in a statement. There was "devastation" during the second wave of COVID-19, he added.