"Jo Apne Baap Ka...": Yogi Adityanath vs Akhilesh Yadav In UP Assembly
NDTV
The fiery exchange was sparked by the opposition's questions about the killing of a witness in the murder case of a BSP MLA who was shot dead in Prayagraj a day ago.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lashed out at opposition leader Akhilesh Yadav in the state assembly on Saturday, even referencing his feud with his father, following tough questions over the public killing of a witness in a murder case a day ago.
"Is it not true that Atiq Ahmed who has been accused by the victim's family, is part of the mafia fostered by the Samajwadi Party and we have only worked towards breaking its back?" Yogi Adityanath, pointing a finger at Mr Yadav, said.
"Speaker sir, he is the godfather of all professional criminals and mafia. They have crime in their veins... And I am telling this house today, we will run this mafia to the ground," the Chief Minister, again wagging his finger at Mr Yadav, said.
The outburst was rare for the priest-politician who has cultivated a far more measured public image since he took over the state in 2017, stowing away years of incendiary speeches as the founding leader of Hindu Yuva Vahini, a right-wing group.
