Samajwadi Party, BSP Worked On Caste Lines, BJP Worked For All In UP: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah hit out at both the SP and the BSP, accusing the previous governments of "bua and bhatija" (Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav) of keeping Uttar Pradesh divided on caste lines.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday accused the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party of working on caste lines when in power in Uttar Pradesh, and said his BJP has worked for all communities in the state since 2017.

Addressing an election meeting for party candidates in Kushinagar, Mr Shah said free scooters will be given to girls and free tablet and smartphones to poor youths who want to pursue higher education if the BJP returns to power in Uttar Pradesh.

He hit out at both the SP and the BSP, accusing the previous governments of "bua and bhatija" (Mayawati and Akhilesh Yadav) of keeping Uttar Pradesh divided on caste lines.

"One government would come to power and work for one caste, the other would come and work for another caste. Then the government was formed under Narendra Modi's leadership which worked for whole Uttar Pradesh on the principle of 'sabka saath, sabka vikas'," Mr Shah said.